Table 3. Mean (± standard deviation) of acute physiological/perceptual responses obtained during the different training protocols. Values are presented as mean (± SD).
| Measurements |
P1 |
P2 |
P3 |
P4 |
| DSX |
DOP |
| HRav |
187(4) |
179(5) |
178(3) |
187.4 ± 2.9 |
177.8 ± 2.0 |
| %HRmax |
94.8 ± 1.9 |
90.9 ± 2.1 |
90.3 ± 1.4 |
95.1 ± 1.2 |
90.3 ± 1.1 |
| RPE |
7.3 ± 0.8 |
5.8 ± 1.0 |
6.4 ± 0.5 |
7.4 ± 0.8 |
5.6 ± 1.3 |
| Training load (AU) |
218.3 ± 23.4*# |
172.5 ± 30.3 |
191.7 ± 14.7 |
222.5 ± 22.9*# |
167.5 ± 38.3 |
| TQR |
13.7 ± 1.0 |
13.1 ± 1.4 |
9.9 ± 0.7 |
13.3 ± 1.4 |
13.7 ± 1.5 |
| Muscle Soreness |
4.9 ± 0.9 |
5.5 ± 0.7 |
7.0 ± 0.8 |
7.3 ± 0.7 |
5.8 ± 0.8 |
| Joint Soreness |
4.9 ± 1.0 |
3.3 ± 0.9 |
4.5 ± 1.3 |
6.4 ± 0.8 |
6.9 ± 0.8 |
# Significantly higher than P4 (DOP); HRav: average HR; %HRmax: percentage of maximum HR; RPE: rate of perceived exertion; AU: arbitrary units; TQR: total quality recovery* Significantly higher than P2
