Figure 3.

Ratings of perceived lower extremity muscle soreness of the past 24 h (Numeric Pain Rating Scale). The ratings are shown from baseline, 1 day post-race, 2 days post-race and 3 days post-race for the protein group (● dark blue circles) and the placebo group (▪ light blue squares) with the median and interquartile range (IQR), based on intention-to-treat analysis. The protein group reported similar ratings of perceived lower extremity muscle soreness at 1–3 day post-race compared to the placebo group (p > 0.05).