Table 2 Mean (standard deviation) of the acute, monotony, and strain indices for the total distance covered (TD) and total distance covered in high-intensity running (HSR; ≥ 18 km·h−1) according to congested fixture and matches’ participation.

From: Effects of congested fixture and matches’ participation on internal and external workload indices in professional soccer players

Variables

Regular weeks

Congested weeks

G1

G2

G3

G1

G2

G3

Acute-TD (m)

28,086.8

(5021.0)*,#,Ø

23,180.7 (5469.2)**,§

20,185.2 (5230.3)***

22,373.2 (5582.5)#,Ø

13,967.3 (5316.9)

12,063.1 (5333.1)

Monotony-TD (A.U.)

1.7

(0.6)*

2.3

(1.1)**,,§

1.5

(0.5)***

1.0

(0.3)

1.8

(0.9),§

1.0

(0.4)

Strain-TD (A.U.)

49,273.8

(23,344.2)*,Ø

55,478.8 (31,358.2)**,§

32,162.2 (16,086.7)***

22,676.3 (9932.9)Ø

27,011.3 (19,720.3)§

13,206.0 (10,917.9)

Acute-HIR (m)

2088.8

(735.8)*,#,Ø

1889.3

(689.2)**,§

1207.5

(517.2)***

1847.5

(779.5)#,Ø

1139.5

(511.4)§

719.9

(441.3)

Monotony-HIR (A.U.)

1.1

(0.3)*

1.5

(0.4),§

1.1

(0.4)***

0.7

(0.2)

1.3

(0.6),§

0.8

(0.2)

Strain-HIR (A.U.)

2362.9

(1302.3)*,Ø

2819.9

(1427.7)**,§

1431.5

(837.5)***

1433.5

(857.5)Ø

1636.2

(1307.0)§

619.7

(594.8)

  1. G1 = players who played ≥ 60 min; G2 = players who played < 60 min; G3 = players who did not participate of the match. * G1: Regular week > Congested week; ** G2: Regular week > Congested week; *** G3: Regular week > Congested week; # G1 > G2; Ø G1 > G3; G2 > G1; § G2 > G3.
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