Table 3.

Effect sizes and confidence intervals for thigh, hamstring, calf, and total perceived muscle soreness after resistance exercise in response to LEAA versus placebo consumption. Thresholds for small, moderate, and large effect sizes are 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 respectively.

Measurement	Time	Hedge’s g (LEAAs vs. Placebo)	95% CI on Hedge’s g
Thigh muscle soreness	4 h	−0.23	−1.12–0.65
	24 h	−0.60	−1.52–0.28
	48 h	−0.45	−1.35–0.43
	72 h	−0.41	−1.31–0.47
	96 h	−0.19	−1.07–0.69
Hamstring muscle soreness	4 h	−0.40	−1.30–0.48
	24 h	−0.34	−1.24–0.53
	48 h	−0.02	−0.89–0.86
	72 h	−0.17	−1.05–0.71
	96 h	−0.22	−1.11–0.65
Calf muscle soreness	4 h	−0.47	−1.38–0.41
	24 h	−0.27	−1.16–0.60
	48 h	−0.24	−1.13–0.63
	72 h	−0.10	−0.98–0.78
	96 h	−0.56	−1.47–0.32
Total muscle soreness	4 h	−0.38	−1.29–0.49
	24 h	−0.47	−1.38–0.40
	48 h	−0.29	−1.19–0.58
	72 h	−0.32	−1.21–0.56
	96 h	−0.36	−1.25–0.52