Table 1.
Testing Protocol
| Test | Day | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | ||
| Informed Consent | x | |||||||||
| Physical Activity (Yale) Questionnaire | x | x | x | |||||||
| Health History Questionnaire | x | |||||||||
| Physical Exam | x | x | ||||||||
| Comprehensive Blood Chemistry | x | x (pre) | ||||||||
| Serum CK, LDH, CRP | x | x (pre) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Vitals | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Height | x | |||||||||
| Body Weight | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| PRS | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Anchored 150 mm VAS (pain, soreness) | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Upper-body Exercise Challenge/Performance | x | x | ||||||||
| Diet Record Analysis | x | x | ||||||||
| Side Effect Questionnaire | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Abbreviations: CK, creatine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CRP, C-reactive protein; PRS, perceived recovery status; VAS, visual analogue scale.
Note: “Pre” indicates the outcome measures that were done before the upper-body stress challenge.