Figure 1.
Schematic illustration of the procedure with a timeline: pretest (–30 min prior to intervention), intervention (downhill running), posttests (+5 min, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 5 days, 7 days, and 10 days post intervention) consisting determination of blood creatine kinase content (CK), visual analog scale (VAS) related to muscle soreness, drop jump (DJ) performance, counter movement jump performance (CMJ) and a maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of both the left and right leg.