Table 5 Statistical comparison of the measures for PRE and POST conditions respectively
|  | Rec [0–6] | Stress [0–6] | DFA a1 | HR (bpm) | CMJh (cm) | CMJf (N kg−1) | FTc | FTf (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Statistical reference data | ||||||||
TE (absolute) | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.18 | 6.58 | 7.75 | 4.11 | 7.20 | 0.57 |
CV (%) | 18 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
SWC (absolute) | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.12 | 7.33 | 1.18 | 0.69 | 5.50 | 0.38 |
PRE-POST change light running exercise session | ||||||||
Mean difference (90% CI) |  − 0.07 ± 0.12 (− 0.19–0.05) |  − 0.34 ± 0.47 (− 0.81–0.13) | 0.02 ± 0.18 (− 0.16–0.20) | 0.51 ± 3.67 (− 3.16–4.18) | 1.04 ± 1.03 (0.00–2.07) | 0.85 ± 0.56 (0.30–1.41) | 3.55 ± 2.93 (0.62–6.47) | 0.33 ± 0.22 (0.11–0.55) |
p value | 0.291 | 0.223 | 0.866 | 0.805 | 0.099 | 0.020 | 0.053 | 0.021 |
Cohen's d |  − 0.20 |  − 0.25 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.82 |
Cohen's d descriptor | Small | Small | Trivial | Trivial | Small | Large | Moderate | Large |
% change Negative/trivial/positive (descriptor) | 00/100/00 Most likely trivial | 35/64/01 Possibly trivial | 10/74/16 Possibly trivial | 00/100/00 Very likely trivial | 00/60/40 Possibly positive | 00/30/70 Possibly positive | 00/87/13 Likely trivial | 00/65/35 Possibly positive |
PRE-POST change heavy running exercise session | ||||||||
Mean difference (90% CI) |  − 0.28 ± 0.24 (− 0.53–0.04) |  − 0.04 ± 0.08 (− 0.11–0.04) |  − 0.28 ± 0.11 (− 0.38-(− 0.17)) |  − 1.40 ± 2.89 (− 4.30–1.49) | 0.86 ± 1.65 (− 0.79–2.51) | 0.26 ± 0.45 (− 0.19–0.71) | 2.27 ± 6.08 (− 3.81–8.35) | 0.25 ± 0.35 (− 0.09–0.60) |
p value | 0.063 | 0.414 | 0.001 | 0.400 | 0.366 | 0.318 | 0.514 | 0.214 |
Cohen's d |  − 0.51 |  − 0.08 |  − 1.44 |  − 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
Cohen's d descriptor | Moderate | Trivial | Large | Small | Small | Small | Small | Small |
% change Negative/trivial/positive (descriptor) | 26/74/00 Possibly trivial | 00/100/00 Most likely trivial | 99/01/00 Very likely negative | 00/100/00 Most likely trivial | 03/61/36 Unclear | 00/94/06 Likely trivial | 02/80/18 Likely trivial | 00/74/26 Possibly positive |