Table 1.
Changes in maximum voluntary contraction torque (MVC) from baseline (100%), absolute changes in muscle soreness (SOR) and absolute changes in creatine kinase (CK) activity level following a single bout of resistance exercise throughout resistance training
| T1 | T2 | T3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | Baseline | 24 h | 48 h | |
| MVC (% baseline) | 100 (0) | 77.8 (4.6)*‡ | 77.9 (5.2)*‡ | 100 (0) | 96.7 (2.6) | 98.2 (2.3) | 100 (0) | 94.4 (3.6) | 97.7 (1.8) |
| SOR (mm) | 0 (0) | 40 (6)*‡ | 61 (8)*‡ | 0 (0) | 10 (3)* | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 8 (3) |
| CK activity (U l−1) | 119 (11) | — | 416 (81)*‡ | 132 (24) | — | 226 (33)+ | 107 (11) | — | 110 (9) |
T1: first week of training, T2: third week of training, T3: tenth week of resistance training. *Significantly different (P < 0.05) from baseline within the training phase (T1, T2 and T3). ‡Significantly different (P < 0.05) from the corresponding time point at T2 and T3. +Significantly different (P < 0.05) from the corresponding time point at T3. Values are means (SEM).