Table 2.
Body mass, performance-related measures, and 6-s all-out sprint peak power before (Pre) to after 4 (Post4) and 12 weeks (Post12) of traditional periodization (TP, n = 15) and blocked periodization (BP, n = 11).
| TP | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post12 | Pre | Post12 | |
| Body mass (kg) | 82.3 ± 11.2 | 81.6 ± 9.8 | 76.5 ± 9.2 | 76.4 ± 8.8 |
| %VO2peak 5-min TT (%) | 88.5 ± 4.4 | 90.0 ± 4.3 | 89.4 ± 5.8 | 90.2 ± 4.1 |
| %HRpeak 40-min TT (%) | 91.6 ± 4.2 | 91.3 ± 3.7 | 93.1 ± 2.4 | 92.3 ± 3.8 |
| GE fresh (%) | 19.4 ± 1.9 | 19.2 ± 1.6 | 18.5 ± 2.2 | 18.7 ± 2.3 |
| GE semi-fatigued (%) | 18.5 ± 2.1 | 18.8 ± 1.6* | 18.0 ± 1.4 | 18.6 ± 2.0* |
| GE fresh vs. semi-fatigued | −0.9 ± 0.9 | −0.3 ± 0.8* | −0.5 ± 1.1 | −0.1 ± 1.0* |
| 6-s peak power (W·kg−1) | 17.0 ± 3.3 | 17.1 ± 3.1 | 15.0 ± 3.7 | 15.3 ± 3.6 |
[BLa−], blood lactate concentration measured 1 min after conclusion of 5 and 40-min time-trial (TT); RPE, rate of perceived exertion immediately after 5 and 40-min TT; GE, gross efficiency measured in steady-state periods in the fresh and the semi-fatigued state during the ~2-h long test protocol; and 𝞓GE, change in gross efficiency from the fresh to the semi-fatigued state (%- points).
*
Indicates a significant change from Pre to Post12 (p < 0.05).