Table 1: Weekly training load, monotony and strain data presented in mean ± standard deviation (DP), p value and effect size (ES) of training weeks 1 and 2.

VARIABLES

“N”

WEEK 1

WEEK 2

p

ES

 

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

 

Weekly training load (AU)

17

5345 ± 1685

 

4671 ± 1877

 

0.125

 

0.37

 

Monotony (AU)

17

1.518 ± 0.19

 

0.93 ± 1.25

 

0.004*

0.67

 

Total load (Strain) (AU)

17

6471.9 ± 2834.0

4707.2 ± 2057.7

 

0.007*

 

0.70

 

*: Significant when p value ≤ 0.05; "N": Number of athletes evaluated; AU: Arbitrary Units