4. Muscle soreness sensitivity analyses: removal of cross‐over trials.

Follow‐up times (post‐exercise)	All studies		Parallel group studies only
	No. studies	SMD (95% CI)	No. studies	SMD (95% CI)
Up to 6 hours	21	‐0.30 (‐0.56 to ‐0.04)	15	‐0.35 (‐0.67 to ‐0.03)
24 hours	41	‐0.13 (‐0.27 to 0.00)	32	‐0.08 (‐0.25 to 0.08)
48 hours	45	‐0.24 (‐0.42 to ‐0.07)	34	‐0.19 (‐0.40 to 0.01)
72 hours	28	‐0.19 (‐0.38 to ‐0.00)	22	‐0.11 (‐0.30 to 0.08)
96 hours	17	‐0.05 (‐0.29 to 0.19)	12	0.01 (‐0.33 to 0.34)

Table produced independently of the authors by Newton Opiyo and checked by Helen Handoll