Table 3.

Weekly averages of training descriptors in eight rowers during the study period (30–45 weeks).

Descriptor	p-value	Mean	sd	95% CI
Entire recorded volume (min•week-1)
TOTAL	< 0.001	8052	1157	[7888, 8216]
TRAIN		806	372	[753, 859]
OFF		7246	1149	[7083, 7409]
Training volume ≥ 60% HRmax (min•week-1)
TOTAL≥z1	< 0.001	688	291	[647, 729]
TRAIN≥z1		554	254	[519, 591]
OFF≥z1		133	156	[111, 155]
Session count (1•week-1)
TOTAL≥z1	< 0.001	17	9	[15, 18]
TRAIN≥z1		10	3	[9.5, 10.4]
OFF≥z1		7	8	[5, 8]
TRIMPS (a.U.•week-1-1
TOTAL≥z1	< 0.001	646	307	[603, 690]
TRAIN≥z1		564	279	[525, 604]
OFF≥z1		82	118	[65, 99]

TRAIN training or activity data recorded during scheduled training, OFF recorded outside of TRAIN, TOTAL sum of TRAIN + OFF, the suffix _≥z1 implies only data of intensities ≥ 60% of maximum heart rate (HR_max), TRIMP training Impulse calculated as activity zone (1–3) times duration (minutes) adapted from Banister et al.²⁰. p-values are based on paired t tests between TOTAL vs. TRAIN for each variable. Mean values are provided as arithmetic mean, sd standard deviation, CI confidence interval.