Table 2. Descriptives, ANOVA and multiple comparisons of all parameters. Values are presented as means (± SD).
Outcome parameter Group PRE POST Delta PRE-POST % Delta PRE-POST Univariate ANOVA a Multiple comparison (LSD) b
p ηp² Groups p
Jump tests CMJ [cm] CON
T20
T85
24.6 ± 6.2
25.4 ± 9.0
26.5 ± 8.1
24.5 ± 5.7
27.8 ± 7.6
28.4 ± 7.3
- 0.3 ± 2.3
2.4 ± 2.2
1.9 ± 2.3
- 0.4 %
+ 9.5 %
+ 9.5 %
0.007** 0.191 CON vs. T20
CON vs. T85
T20 vs. T85
0.002**
0.013*
0.456
SJ [cm] CON
T20
T85
23.2 ± 6.0
23.9 ± 8.5
24.3 ± 7.0
23.5 ± 6.0
26.2 ± 7.3
26.8 ± 6.4
0.3 ± 1.4
2.4 ± 2.2
2.5 ± 2.4
+ 1.3 %
+ 9.6 %
+ 10.3 %
0.022*
0.150
CON vs. T20
CON vs. T85
T20 vs. T85
0.018*
0.010*
0.832
DJ [Index] CON
T20
T85
87.4 ± 34.1
97.4 ± 37.2
101.5 ± 33.9
91.1 ± 32.3
110.1 ± 35.4
115.8 ± 32.7
0.1 ± 19.2
12.7 ± 18.7
14.3 ± 18.5
+ 4.2 %
+ 13.0 %
+ 14.1 %
0.104 0.094
Sprint tests 5 m [s] CON
T20
T85
1.15 ± 0.09
1.15 ± 0.09
1.11 ± 0.11
1.15 ± 0.05
1.13 ± 0.08
1.11 ± 0.08
- 0.01 ± 0.08
- 0.02 ± 0.06
0.00 ± 0.09
± 0.0 %
- 1.7 %
± 0.0 %
0.744 0.012
10 m [s] CON
T20
T85
2.07 ± 0.16
2.03 ± 0.17
1.94 ± 0.17
2.04 ± 0.10
2.01 ± 0.17
1.94 ± 0.14
- 0.04 ± 0.09
- 0.02 ± 0.08
0.00 ± 0.12
- 1.5 %
- 1.0 %
± 0.0 %
0.543 0.026
30 m [s] CON
T20
T85
5.35 ± 0.52
5.15 ± 0.59
4,88 ± 0.47
5.34 ± 0.44
5.06 ± 0.57
4.87 ± 0.44
- 0.05 ± 0.18
- 0.08 ± 0.21
- 0.01 ± 0.16
- 0.2 %
- 1.8 %
- 0.2 %
0.511 0.028
Strength tests Trunk Flexion [kg] CON
T20
T85
43.3 ± 18.6
49.1 ± 17.2
53.3 ± 20.1
45.7 ± 20.1
56.4 ± 19.3
62.4 ± 24.6
2.0 ± 6.3
7.1 ± 5.9
9.1 ± 7.9
+ 5.5 %
+ 14.9 %
+ 17.1 %
0.020* 0.150 CON vs. T20
CON vs. T85
T20 vs. T85
0.042*
0.006**
0.388
Trunk Extension [kg] CON
T20
T85
58.5 ± 20.6
60.3 ± 17.9
68.2 ± 23.0
62.7 ± 20.5
72.9 ± 18.1
77.9 ± 25.7
3.9 ± 5.5
12.6 ± 9.1
9.6 ± 8.4
+ 7.1 %
+ 20.9 %
+ 14.2 %
0.013* 0.162 CON vs. T20
CON vs. T85
T20 vs. T85
0.003**
0.048*
0.184
a Results of the univariate ANOVA of the Delta values;
b Group comparisons: control group (CON), 20 Hz training group (T20), 85 Hz training group (T85);
* p < 0.05,
**p < 0.0.1