Effect of Lower and Upper Body High Intensity Training on Genes Associated with Cellular Stress Response
Table 2
Lower and upper body Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) characteristics of athletes before and after eight weeks of HIIT.
I
II
% change
Cohen’s d
Mean ± SD
(95% CI)
Mean ± SD
(95% CI)
Lower body WAnT
Maximal power (W)
657–788
679–822
4.0
0.24
Mean power (W)
520–605
531–624
2,7
0.19
Relative peak power (W/kg)
10.1–11.1
10.4–11.5
3.8
0.44
Relative mean power (W/kg)
8.0–8.5
8.2–8.7
2.4
0.40
Fatigue index (%)
21.8–29.4
22.8–29.6
2.3
0.09
Upper body WAnT
Maximal power (W)
504–647
517–656
1.9
0.09
Mean Power (W)
395–493
414–513
4.5
0.23
Relative peak power (W/kg)
7.7–9.2
7.8–9.2
2.4
0.15
Relative mean power (W/kg)
6.0–7.0
6.2–7.3
4.6
0.35
Fatigue index (%)
24.2–31.1
20.9–27.5
−12.6
0.59
, , significant difference in lower and upper body WanTs before (I) and after (II) eight weeks of HIIT; , significant difference between the lower and upper body WanT in a particular measurement (I or II).
