Table 2. Means and standard deviations of external PL in the match and single training days during week training microcycle
MD MD-1 MD-2 MD-3 MD-4 MD-5
TD (m) 9112.3±998.8
a,b,c,d,e
4938.5±879.3 4293.4±1619.9 6807.6±1728.0
a,b,d
5597.2±1454.0
b
6144.8±965.2
a,b
HSR (m) 969.1±282.5
a,b,c,d,e
289±94.2 353.3±122.9 522.3±235.3
a,b
450.5±213.2
a
557.2±419.9
SPR (m) 217.5±99.6
a,b,c,d,e
54.8±32.1 94.9±85.7 148.1±103.1
a,b,d
99.9±96.3 126.7±180.2
%HSR 10.6±2.6
a,c,d,e
5.9±1.9 9.3±3.9
a
7.7±3.2 8.5±4.5 8.7±5.8
MD: match day; MD-1: one day before match; MD-2: two days before match; MD-3: three days before match; MD-4: four days before match; MD-5: five days before match; TD: total distance covered; HSR: distance covered by high-speed runs > 16.1 km.h-1; SPR: distance covered by sprint runs > 21.6 km.h-1; % HSR: relative load intensity, percentages of HSR from TD; a > MD-1; b > MD-2; c > MD-3; d > MD-4; e > MD-5; (p < 0.01).