Table 2.

Changes in internal and external load between in-season cycles.

		Mean ± SD	% Diff/IN-1	ES/IN-1	Qualitative effect
s-RPE (a.u/week)	IN-1	2,606 ± 291
	IN-2	2,446 ± 269	−6.1 ± 13.0%	−0.21 ± 0.46	Unclear
	IN-3	1,958 ± 296	–25.0 ± 12.0%	–0.70 ± 0.33	Very likely –ive
	IN-4	2,730 ± 257	4.8 ± 13.0%	0.14 ± 0.37	Unclear
TD (m/week)	IN-1	18,999 ± 1,389
	IN-2	17,425 ± 1,465	−8.3 ± 8.1%	−0.39 ± 0.38	Possibly –ive
	IN-3	12,909 ± 1,593	–32.0 ± 4.2%	–1.10 ± 0.14	Almost certain –ive
	IN-4	17,527 ± 1,408	−7.8 ± 8.0%	−0.39 ± 0.40	Possibly –ive
HID (m/week)	IN-1	2,055 ± 307
	IN-2	1,933 ± 295	−5.9 ± 14.0%	−0.14 ± 0.33	Possibly trivial
	IN-3	1,048 ± 310	–49.0 ± 7.6%	–1.10 ± 0.17	Almost certain –ive
	IN-4	2,027 ± 287	−1.4 ± 13.0%	−0.04 ± 0.36	Unclear
Acc (n/week)	IN-1	85.8 ± 15.7
	IN-2	120.1 ± 15.2	40.0 ± 11.0%	0.85 ± 0.23	Almost certain +ive
	IN-3	74.3 ± 15.8	−13.0 ± 16.0%	−0.29 ± 0.34	Possibly –ive
	IN-4	110.2 ± 14.9	28.0 ± 12.0%	0.68 ± 0.29	Very likely +ive

SD, standard deviation; ES, Effect size ± 90%; CL, Confidence limits; –ive, negative; +ive, positive; s-RPE, rate of perceived exertion; TD, total distance; HID, high-intensity distance; Acc, acceleration; IN-1, 2, 3, and 4: In-season mesocycle 1, 2, 3, and 4. Bold values emphasize clear differences.