Table 1.
Target workload during interval pedaling exercise. Mean ± standard error (SE) of the peak aerobic power output (PPO)-related target power, intervals, and PPO-related work to be performed by the group of subjects in the four phases of interval-type training under the concentric or eccentric contraction protocol. ANOVA with post-hoc test for the least significant difference.
| Training Phase | Contraction Group | Target Power/PPO (W/W) |
p-Value (Group) |
Intervals (Number) |
Work/PPO (kJ/W) |
p-Value (Group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| week one to two | concentric | 0.54 ± 0.06 | 0.025 | 10 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | |
| eccentric | 0.71 ± 0.098 | 7 | 0.30 ± 0.04 | 0.509 | ||
| week three to four | concentric | 0.60 ± 0.03 | 0.004 | 15 | 0.54 ± 0.03 | |
| eccentric | 0.87 ± 0.043 | 11 | 0.57 ± 0.03 | 0.535 | ||
| week five to six | concentric | 0.67 ± 0.03 | 0.002 | 15 | 0.60 ± 0.02 | |
| eccentric | 0.95 ± 0.031 | 11 | 0.63 ± 0.02 | 0.580 | ||
| week seven to eight | concentric | 0.73 ± 0.02 | 0.001 | 15 | 0.65 ± 0.02 | |
| eccentric | 1.02 ± 0.027 | 11 | 0.68 ± 0.02 | 0.644 | ||
| group: p | <0.001 | 0.581 | ||||
| h2 | 0.558 | 0.010 | ||||
| phase: p | 0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| h2 | 0.421 | 0.848 | ||||
| phase × p | 0.639 | 0.755 | ||||
| group:h2 | 0.052 | 0.037 |