Table 2.

Values for CK, MVC, and VAS for the three supplement groups (N = 27).

Variables		0	6 hrs	24 hrs	48 hrs	72 hrs	96 hrs
CK	Control	94 ± 63	153 ± 134	245 ± 178	1084 ± 1709*	1428 ± 2208*	1181 ± 1540*
(U/L)	Pre	113 ± 031	184 ± 098	271 ± 273	0620 ± 1098*	1050 ± 2189*	0873 ± 1513*
(n = 9)	Post	97 ± 28	139 ± 057	182 ± 059	280 ± 115*	424 ± 286*	634 ± 787*
MVC	Control	221 ± 37	140 ± 21*	137 ± 31*	150 ± 053*	149 ± 038*	172 ± 051*
(NM)	Pre	252 ± 66	198 ± 43*	185 ± 26*	209 ± 047*	201 ± 049*	231 ± 059*
(n = 9)	Post	204 ± 29	143 ± 040*	139 ± 046*	140 ± 047*	154 ± 047*	157 ± 039*
VAS	Control	0.11 ± 0.17	1.19 ± 1.45*	1.84 ± 1.15*	3.59 ± 1.56*	2.60 ± 1.37*	1.09 ± 1.03*
(cm)	Pre	0.03 ± 0.07	0.66 ± 0.60*	2.22 ± 1.28*	3.44 ± 1.82*	2.54 ± 1.56*	1.48 ± 1.48*
(n = 9)	Post	0.02 ± 0.04	0.73 ± 0.96*	1.54 ± 1.33*	2.12 ± 1.58*	1.22 ± 1.03*	0.63 ± 0.51*

Values are means ± standard deviation.

* p < 0.05, significantly different from 0 time point

Pre, received supplement before exercise and placebo after; Post, received supplement after exercise and placebo before exercise; Control, received placebo before and after exercise; CK, creatine kinase; MVC, maximal voluntary contraction; NM, newton meters; VAS, visual analogue scale.