Table 2.
Exercise testing anaerobic threshold parameters before (pre), 7 days (post-1), and 2-weeks (post-2) after intervention.
| Pre | Post-1 | % Δ | d Cohen | Post-2 | % Δ | d Cohen | Mixed factorial ANOVA, p-values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Pre-Post 1) | (Pre-Post 2) | Time | Condition | Time × condition | |||||||
| VO2, L·min−1 | RSH | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | −4.3 | 0.40 | 2.1 ± 0.2 | −8.7 | 0.40 | 0.211 | 0.553 | 0.679 |
| RSN | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | −9.1 | 0.80 | 2.1 ± 0.3 | −4.5 | 0.33 | 0.225 | |||
| Absolute Workload, watts | RSH | 168.0 ± 16.4 | 168.0 ± 16.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 168.0 ± 16.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.906 | 0.517 | 0.903 |
| RSN | 160.0 ± 15.5 | 160.0 ± 24.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 165.0 ± 25.1 | 3.1 | 0.20 | 0.903 | |||
| Time, min | RSH | 12.3 ± 1.6 | 12.3 ± 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.30 ± 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.905 | 0.518 | 0.906 |
| RSN | 11.5 ± 1.5 | 11.5 ± 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 12.0 ± 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.20 | 0.903 | |||
| HRmax, beats·min−1 | RSH | 174.2 ± 8.8 | 173.5 ± 10.6 | −0.4 | 0.07 | 171.7 ± 12.2 | −1.4 | 0.16 | 0.656 | 0.790 | 0.816 |
| RSN | 173.7 ± 6.9 | 170.7 ± 5.6 | −1.7 | 0.48 | 171.3 ± 9.8 | −1.4 | 0.08 | 0.691 | |||
Mean ± standard deviation; VO2 (absolute oxygen uptake), HRmax (maximal heart rate). RSH, repeated-sprint training in hypoxia; RSN, repeated-sprint training in normoxia.