Table 4. Changes in aerobic and anaerobic power from pre- to post-intervention (mean ± SD).
Variables Pre Post Hedge's g (95% CI) Changes Significant
VO2max (mL·kg-1·min-1)
       P-SSIT 48.86 ± 0.99 51.25 ± 1.07 2.22 (1.11 to 3.33) Very large ↑ 0.001
       NP-SST 48.70 ± 1.23 51.63 ± 0.93 2.57 (1.39 to 3.76) Very large ↑ 0.007
       CON 48.62 ± 1.42 48.52 ± 1.17 ↔ 1.000
Post-test comparisons PSSIT vs. CON 2.33 (1.20 to 3.47) Very large ↑ 0.048
NP-SSIT vs. CON 2.82 (1.58 to 4.06) Very large ↑ 0.050
P-SSIT vs. NP-SSIT -0.36 (-1.25 to 0.52) Small ↔ 1.000
Peak power output (w)
       P-SSIT 806.9 ± 38.8 879.6 ± 39.1 1.79 (0.75 to 2.82) Large ↑ 0.001
       NP-SST 807.9 ± 59.7 883.6 ± 57.0 1.72 (0.69 to 2.74) Large ↑ 0.001
       CON 805.2 ± 48.3 808.4 ± 50.7 ↔ 1.000
Post-test comparisons PSSIT vs. CON 1.51 (0.51 to 2.50) Large ↑ 0.001
NP-SSIT vs. CON 1.34 (0.37 to 2.30) Large ↑ 0.001
P-SSIT vs. NP-SSIT -0.14 (-1.02 to 0.74) Trivial ↔ 1.000
Mean power output (w)
       P-SSIT 471.4 ± 24.7 510.5 ± 29.9 1.41 (0.43 to 2.39) Large ↑ 0.001
       NP-SST 472.5 ± 20.4 511.7 ± 19.6 1.88 (0.82 to 2.93) Large ↑ 0.001
       CON 470.6 ± 43.2 471.1 ± 44.7 ↔ 1.000
Post-test comparisons PSSIT vs. CON 0.99 (0.06 to 1.92) Moderate ↑ 0.007
NP-SSIT vs. CON 1.13 (0.18 to 2.07) Moderate ↑ 0.031
P-SSIT vs. NP-SSIT -0.05 (-0.92 to 0.83) Trivial ↔ 1.000
P-SSIT: programming volume-loads including progressive; NP-SSIT: nonprogressive; CON: control.