Table 3. Effects of six weeks of repeated-sprint training on aerobic capacity variables in collegiate soccer players (mean ± SD). |
| Variables |
Groups |
Pre-intervention |
Post-intervention |
Pre-Post
(%) |
Interaction
effect |
Hedges’
g (95%CI) |
| VO2max
(ml/kg/min) |
SAND |
54.5 ±
3.39 |
58.4 ±
4.23 a,b |
7.3 b |
F
= 8.7;
p < 0.01 |
1.72 (0.87,
2.57) Large↑ |
| GRASS |
54.3 ±
3.42 |
58.2 ±
2.50 a,b |
7.3 b |
1.72 (0.87,
2.56) Large↑ |
| CON |
54.0 ±
3.05 |
54.6 ±
2.87 |
1.1 |
0.26 (-0.47,
0.98) Small↑ |
| AT
(ml/kg/min) |
SAND |
40.8 ±
2.49 |
43.9 ±
2.92 a,b |
7.6 b |
F
= 8.0;
p < 0.01 |
1.82 (0.95,
2.68) Large↑ |
| GRASS |
41.4 ±
2.93 |
43.7 ±
3.42 a,b |
5.3 b |
1.29 (0.50,
2.09) Large↑ |
| CON |
42.4 ±
3.05 |
42.8 ±
4.11 |
0.8 |
0.20 (-0.52,
0.92) Trivial↑ |
| RE
(ml/kg/min) |
SAND |
46.4 ±
4.59 |
44.7 ±
4.48 a |
-3.7 |
F
= 2.0;
p = 0.15 |
-0.97 (-1.74,
-0.21) Moderate↓ |
| GRASS |
46.8 ±
3.09 |
45.1 ±
3.29 a |
-3.6 |
-0.97 (-1.74,
-0.21) Moderate↓ |
| CON |
47.1 ±
3.08 |
46.9 ±
3.12 |
-0.4 |
-0.11 (-0.83,
0.61) Trivial↓ |
|
a Significantly different from pre-intervention (p < 0.05); |
b Significantly different from CON (p < 0.05). |
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