Table 1.

Changes in VAS-assessed muscle soreness and serum CK activity before (pre), immediately after (0) and 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours after eccentric and concentric contractions

Parameter	Contraction type	Pre	0 hour	24 hours	48 hours	72 hours	96 hours
VAS (mm)	ECC	0.0 ±0.0	14.3 ±3.1	52.8 ±10.4*	43.2 ±23.5*	38.7 ±16.7*	17.5 ±15.3*
	CON	0.0 ±0.0	12.1±2.4	0.0 ±0.0	0.0 ±0.0	0.0 ±0.0	0.0 ±0.0
CK activity (IU/L)	ECC	82.1 ±42.3	135.5 ±155.5	243.2 ±137.5	604.9 ±1125.5	427.6 ±379.7	401.0 ±412.9
	CON	68.4 ±53.7	89.8 ±43.1	89.9 ±43.1	76.1 ±29.6	68.6 ±38.5	81.4 ±46.6

*p<0.05 versus CON.

Values are means±SD.

CK, creatine kinase; CON, concentric; ECC, eccentric; VAS, visual analog scale.