Table 3.
Race performance and physiological variables: differences in cycling power output (t1 − t0).
| POR | IAT | LT4 | MAP | TT10 | TT30 | TT60 | TT300 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT (n = 8) |
Difference | −6.1 ± 25.6 (W) p = 0.263 |
5.9 ± 9.1 (W) p = 0.123 |
8 ± 12.4 (W) p = 0.123 |
8.1 ± 9.8 (W) p = 0.161 |
15.9 ± 73.5 (W) p = 0.779 |
23.1 ± 24 (W) p = 0.093 |
11.4 ± 27.9 (W) p = 0.401 |
20.6 ± 15.8 (W) p = 0.025 |
| MAPE | −2.2 ± 9.6 (%) | 2.3 ± 4.1 (%) | 2.8 ± 4.5 (%) | 2.6 ± 2.9 (%) | 3.6 ± 8.9 (%) | 3.8 ± 4.4 (%) | 3.1 ± 7.1 (%) | 7.2 ± 6.3 (%) | |
| POL (n = 10) | Difference | 11 ± 24.1 (W) p = 0.241 |
10.7 ± 13.3 (W) p = 0.028 |
13.5 ± 14 (W) p = 0.022 |
15.4 ± 15.1 (W) p = 0.028 |
5.4 ± 76.9 (W) p = 0.799 |
−7.8 ± 47.1 (W) p = 0.721 |
13.4 ± 60.2 (W) p = 0.333 |
18.7 ± 21.4 (W) p = 0.022 |
| MAPE | 4.4 ± 10.6 (%) | 5.1 ± 5.7 (%) | 6.1 ± 6.4 (%) | 4.8 ± 4.3 (%) | 1.2 ± 9.7 (%) | −0.8 ± 7.9 (%) | 4.3 ± 12.9 (%) | 6.6 ± 6.5 (%) | |
| Total (n = 18) | Difference | 3.4 ± 25.6 (W) | 8.6 ± 11.6 (W) | 11.1 ± 13.2 (W) | 12.2 ± 13.2 (W) | 10.1 ± 73.4 (W) | 5.9 ± 40.8 (W) | 12.5 ± 47.4 (W) | 19.6 ± 18.6 (W) |
| MAPE | 1.5 ± 10.4 (%) | 3.8 ± 5.1 (%) | 4.6 ± 5.7 (%) | 3.8 ± 3.8 (%) | 2.2 ± 9.1 (%) | 1.2 ± 6.8 (%) | 3.8 ± 10.5 (%) | 6.8 ± 6.2 (%) |
LIT = low-intensity training; POL = polarized training; POR: mean power output during the race; IAT: individual anaerobic threshold; LT4: 4 mmol lactate threshold; MAP: maximal aerobic power; TT10-300: time trials (sprint/maximal effort) lasting 10 to 300 s; (W) = watts; p = two-tailed p-value determined by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test; MAPE = mean absolute percentage error (difference expressed as a mean percentage of the respective measurement value ((t1 − t0)/t0)*100).