Table 2.
Training intensity variations from preseason, early-season, in season and overall.
| Pre-Season | Early-Season | In-Season | Overall Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 to W6 | H|p|η2 | W7 to W22 | H|p|η2 | W23 to W38 | H|p|η2 | W1 to W38 | H|p|η2 | |
| TI measures | ||||||||
| TM (AU) | 0.99 ± 0.40 | H = 19.15 | 0.92 ± 0.19 | H = 187.65 | 1.00 ± 0.26 | H = 182.65 | 0.97 ± 0.25 | H = 359.53 |
| p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | |||||
| η2 = 0.09 | η2 = 0.45 | η2 = 0.43 | η2 = 0.35 | |||||
| mTI (AU) | 235.77 ± 153.63 | H = 22.91 | 367.30 ± 98.60 | H = 116.58 | 294.18 ± 68.52 | H = 156.16 | 315.75 ± 91.78 | H = 414.97 |
| p = 0.001** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 | |||||
| η2 = 0.12 | η2 = 0.26 | η2 = 0.36 | η2 = 0.41 | |||||
| wTI (AU) | 1123.25 ± 685.45 | H = 17.54 | 1443.73 ± 478.89 | H = 131.75 | 1337.02 ± 443.04 | H = 100.05 | 1348.20 ± 496.41 | H = 258.42 |
| p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | |||||
| η2 = 0.08 | η2 = 0.30 | η2 = 0.22 | η2 = 0.24 | |||||
| 5d-AVG (AU) | 231.68 ± 136.67 | H = 20.27 | 292.23 ± 97.58 | H = 133.24 | 243.05 ± 78.31 | H = 93.07 | 261.96 ± 95.64 | H = 282.18 |
| p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | p = 0.001 ** | |||||
| η2 = 0.10 | η2 = 0.30 | η2 = 0.20 | η2 = 0.26 | |||||
W: weeks; TI: training intensity; TM: training monotony; TS: training strain; wTI: weekly training intensity; mTI: mean training intensity; 5d-AVG: 5-day average; AU: arbitrary units. ** denotes significance at p < 0.001.