Table 2. Indicators of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), assessed before (pre) and after (post) the simulated running trail, and after the three recovery sessions (post 1 h, post 24 h, post 48 h).
| Variables (units) | Pre | Post | Post 1 h | Post 24 h | Post 48 h |
| CK (% of pre) | |||||
| FIR | 0.0±0.0 | 40.5±18.4* | 44.2±20.9* | 192.3±179.3* † ‡ | 107.5±121.1* $ |
| WBC | 0.0±0.0 | 58.2±18.9* | 73.9±33.4* | 318.9±224.7* † ‡ | 195.3±141.6* $ |
| PAS | 0.0±0.0 | 56.4±25.1* | 63.7±26.5* | 231.8±132.1* † ‡ | 137.6±99.8* $ |
| Pain (/100) | |||||
| FIR | 1.6±3.2 | 61.9±19.0* | 58.3±18.4* | 49.3±29.1* | 45.2±29.1* † |
| WBC | 0.2±0.7 | 60.6±20.7* | 31.7±23.8* † | 33.3±26.1* † | 39.0±24.0* † |
| PAS | 0.1±0.3 | 55.7±18.2* | 44.3±23.7* | 53.9±25.5* | 58.9±19.0* |
| Tiredness (/100) | |||||
| FIR | 8.3±9.8 | 75.3±11.2* | 67.8±21.3* | 65.8±20.0* | 61.8±15.9* |
| WBC | 5.2±9.8 | 77.9±13.3* | 44.6±26.3* † | 35.9±19.4* † | 46.6±24.0* † |
| PAS | 8.7±12.3 | 65.4±26.6* | 52.2±27.0* | 49.2±21.4* | 60.7±26.7* |
| Well-being (/100) | |||||
| FIR | 86.8±16.9 | 56.6±31.9* | 67.9±28.2* | 66.9±27.6* | 72.4±19.2† |
| WBC | 77.7±25.2 | 65.4±26.6 | 74.9±26.7 | 87.1±0.0† | 81.2±20.4† |
| PAS | 93.9±9.0 | 58.4±26.8* | 69.8±25.3* | 65.4±21.1* | 68.7±28.1* |
Data are means ± SD.
Legend Table 2: CK, plasmatic creatine kinase activity; FIR, far infrared; WBC, whole body cryotherapy; PAS, passive.
*significantly different from pre condition (p<0.05);
†
significantly different from post condition (p<0.05);
‡
significantly different from post 1 h condition (p<0.05);
$
significantly different from post 24 h condition (p<0.05).