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Table 1 Results for endurance running performance, blood lactate levels, and heart rate differences between morning and evening

From: Daytime fluctuations of endurance performance in young soccer players: a randomized cross-over trial

Incremental treadmill test

Parameter

Morning

Evening

Mean difference

corrected p-value (original)

Cohen’s d (t-value)

df

Heart rate [1/min]

 Rest

86.60 (9.68)

85.73 (10.88)

0.87 (10.33)

1.00 (0.750)

− 0.09 (0.35)

14

 LT

150.93 (12.13)

153.47 (10.29)

− 2.53 (9.81)

1.00 (0.334)

0.23 (− 1)

14

 IAT

177.47 (7.85)

179.27 (6.31)

− 1.80 (4.87)

0.872 (0.174)

0.25 (− 1.43)

14

 Max

197.13 (6.29)

198.73 (6.08)

− 1.60 (4.21)

0.814 (0.163)

0.26 (− 1.47)

14

Lactate concentration [mmol/l]

 Rest

0.84 (0.21)

0.83 (0.31)

0.01 (0.31)

1.00 (0.930)

− 0.04 (0.09)

12

 LT

1.52 (0.67)

1.66 (0.61)

− 0.13 (0.40)

1.00 (0.250)

0.22 (− 1.20)

12

 IAT

3.02 (0.67)

3.16 (0.61)

− 0.14 (0.40)

0.962 (0.241)

0.22 (− 2.51)

12

 Max

9.15 (2.18)

10.64 (2.30)

− 1.49 (2.15)

0.110 (0.028)

0.67 (− 2.51)

12

Running speed [km/h]

 LT

8.67 (1.17)

9.00 (1.10)

− 3.30 (0.74)

0.429 (0.107)

0.29 (− 1.72)

14

 IAT

11.94 (1.28)

12.12 (1.18)

− 0.19 (0.68)

1.00 (0.317)

0.15 (− 1.04)

13

 Max

15.81 (1.62)

16.31 (1.59)

− 0.49 (0.76)

0.100 (0.025)

0.31 (− 2.51)

14

3.000-m test

 Time [min:sec]

12:59:00 (1:29)

13:06:00 (1:30)

− 0:07 (0:22)

0.228

0.08 (− 1.26)

15

 RPE

15.31 (1.82)

15.44 (1.09)

− 0.13 (1.78)

0.783

0.09 (− 0.28)

15

  1. Means (standard deviations) and results of the paired t-tests for daytime differences at the incremental treadmill test before the start (rest), at the onset of lactate accumulation (LT), the individual anaerobic threshold (IAT), and immediately after volitional exhaustion (max) and at the end of the 3.000-m run for time to completion (Time) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE). p-values were corrected using the Bonferroni method