Table 4. Comparsion of within-set and within-session fluctuation among different variables and different training frequencies.
Condition Variables CV, % ANOVA
4 sessions 3 sessions 2 sessionsa,b
Within-Session MVaverage 2.6 ± 1.8 3.5 ± 2.1 5.5 ± 2.6 Frequency: p < 0.001
Variables: p < 0.001
Interaction: p < 0.001
MVfastest 2.9 ± 1.1 3.7 ± 1.9 5.3 ± 2.4
MVlastx,y 5.3 ± 3.4 7.4 ± 5.3 10.1 ± 4.5
Nsetx,y,z 10.8 ± 3.9 12.4 ± 5.9 23.3 ± 9.7
4 sessions 3 sessions 2 sessions
Between-Session MVaverage 5.6 ± 3.8 6.0 ± 2.9 4.0 ± 3.1 Frequency: p = 0.204
Variables: p < 0.001
Interaction: p = 0.747
MVfastest 8.0 ± 7.2 5.8 ± 2.9 3.9 ± 3.1
MVlastx,y 8.3 ± 5.3 9.5 ± 7.5 6.6 ± 3.1
Nsetx,y,z 14.0 ± 5.2 15.9 ± 0.7 14.4 ± 13.1
CV, coefficient of varaition; MVaverage, average mean velocity per set; MVfastest, fastest mean velocity per set; MVlast, last mean velocity per set; Nset, number of repetitions completed per set. Bold numbers indicate p values below 0.05. a indicates significant difference from the frequency of 4 sessions, b indicates significant difference from the frequency of 3 sessions. x indicates significant difference from MVaverage, y indicates significant difference from MVfastest, z indicates significant difference from MVlast.