Table 2.
Functional performance changes induced by the cycling protocols.
| Variable | Concentric Protocol (Mean ± SD) |
Eccentric Protocol (Mean ± SD) |
Between-Groups (Cohen’s d) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | 24-h | Pre | Post | 24-h | Pre | Post | 24-h | |
| Jumping height (cm) | 31.5 ± 5.0 | 33.3 ± 5.0 * | 32.0 ± 4.7 | 30.8 ± 5.4 | 31.7 ± 5.1 | 31.5 ± 5.2 | 0.135 | 0.317 | 0.101 |
| PP (W·kg-1) | 26.7 ± 4.0 | 27.9 ± 3.8 * | 26.8 ± 3.8 | 26.7 ± 4.6 | 27.0 ± 4.6 | 26.3 ± 4.0 | 0.000 | 0.213 | 0.128 |
| Kvert (N·m-1·kg-1) | 56.8 ± 7.1 | 57.7 ± 8.4 | 57.1 ± 8.6 | 59.5 ± 12.9 | 56.9 ± 10.6 | 55.2 ± 8.6 | 0.259 | 0.084 | 0.221 |
| Handgrip strength (kgf) | 53.8 ± 5.3 | 53.8 ± 3.7 | 53.6 ± 4.7 | 55.7 ± 6.3 | 55.5 ± 5.9 | 53.7 ± 5.0 | 0.326 | 0.345 | 0.021 |
PP: peak power; Kvert: normalized vertical stiffness. * statistical change to pre, p < 0.05.