Table 1.  Summary of the mean variability changes [%] with respect to the standard deviation (left) and coefficient of variation (right). RF stands for rectus femoris, TA for tibialis anterior and LG for lateral gastrocnemius.

Comparison

Muscle

Standard deviation

Coefficient of variation

Changes in variability [%]

 

p

ηp2

Changes in variability [%]

 

p

ηp2

Difference running without tubes vs.
tube running

RF

72.6

F1,8=23.8

< .01

.75

18.4

F1,8=16.1

< .01

.67

TA

74.2

F1,8=2.5

= .06

.24

15.2

F1,8=11.5

< .01

.59

LG

36.5

F1,9=22.7

< .01

.72

8.1

F1,9=3.1

= .10

.26

Running without tubes by
tube running interaction

RF

 

F6,48=2.3

< .05

.22

 

F6,54=0.9

> .50

.09

TA

 

F6,48=4.0

< .01

.33

 

F6,48=2.8

< .05

.26

LG

 

F6,54=6.1

< .001

.40

 

F6,54=5.7

< .001

.37

Separate analyses for tube running

RF

 

F6,48=3.6

< .01

.31

 

F1,8=1.7

> .10

.20

TA

 

F6,48=4.4

< .01

.36

 

F1,8=4.4

< .01

.35

LG

 

F6,54=11.3

< .001

.56

 

F1,9=10.6

< .001

.54

De-adaptation

RF

-31.9

F6,48=11.7

< .01

.60

-8.8

F1,8=1.0

> .30

.11

TA

-2.9

F6,48= 0.9

< .30

.10

15.3

F1,8= 1.0

> .30

.11

LG

-12.3

F6,54= 0.4

< .40

.08

0.2

F1,9= 1.0

> .30

.10