Table 3.
Baseline values of markers of muscle damage assessed prior to each loading.
| Variable | Concentric Protocol (Mean ± SD) |
Eccentric Protocol (Mean ± SD) |
ICC | CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAG3 (ng∙mL−1) | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0.952 | 8.3% |
| MMP-13 (pg∙mL−1) | 1281 ± 2285 | 1087 ± 1922 | 0.980 | 19.4% |
| CK (U∙L−1) | 228 ± 154 | 215 ± 133 | 0.942 | 8.5% |
| VAS (mm) | 6.3 ± 6.4 | 7.4 ± 5.4 | 0.642 | 26.1% |
| Thigh circumference (cm) | 53.3 ± 3.1 | 53.9 ± 3.4 | 0.977 | 0.8% |
BAG3: BCL2-associated athanogene 3; MMP-13: collagenase matrix metalloproteinase 13; CK: creatine kinase; VAS: visual analogue scale.