Table 1. Average external training load per session each week.
Variable |
Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
p-value |
PL (au) |
756.9 ± 197.5 |
716.8 ± 167.2 |
693.9 ± 214.6 |
671.9 ± 144.6 |
693 ± 130.9 |
0.083 |
PL2D (au) |
491.1 ± 131.1 |
465.7 ± 112.2 |
451.4 ± 139.3 |
428.7 ± 97.2 |
447.7 ± 86.6 |
0.085 |
PL1D-FWD (au) |
307.3 ± 84.4 |
290.9 ± 73.7 |
281.5 ± 90.5 |
267.7 ± 64.8 |
279.4 ± 60.6 |
0.065 |
PL1D-SIDE (au) |
318.5 ± 83.9 |
302.2 ± 70.8 |
293.6 ± 88.1 |
278.3 ± 60.6 |
290.7 ± 52.1 |
0.108 |
PL1D-UP (au) |
490.1 ± 127.7 |
464.0 ± 108.1 |
448.9 ± 141.8 |
423.2 ± 96.8 |
451.2 ± 87.1 |
0.054 |
IMA_High (cts) |
65.2 ± 24.5 |
64.9 ± 22.8 |
62.9 ± 25.8 |
57.7 ± 10.8 |
61.6 ± 20.3 |
0.430 |
IMA_Medium (cts) |
152.8 ± 54.2 |
145.1 ± 45.5 |
140.2 ± 53.5 |
129.8 ± 36.1 |
135.5 ± 41.2 |
0.041 |
IMA_Low (cts) |
667.3 ± 220.7 |
615.4 ± 169.4 |
615.4 ± 227.8 |
596.1 ± 151.3 |
587.1 ± 155.8 |
0.163 |
Jumps (cts) |
112 ± 41.5 |
106.3 ± 42.5 |
104.2 ± 43.2 |
101.3 ± 38.7 |
92.6 ± 36.5 |
0.056 |
PL = PlayerLoad™; PL
2D = 2-Demensional PlayerLoad™; PL
1D-FWD = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Forwards; PL
1D-SIDE = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Side; PL
1D-UP = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Up; IMA_High = High Intensity (>3.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Medium = Medium Intensity (2.5 to 3.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Low = Low Intensity (1.5 to 2.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; Jumps = Total number of Jumps, including High, Medium, and Low Intensity; au = arbitrary units; cts = counts; statistical significance set at p < 0.05.