Table 5.
Muscle soreness (MS), total quality of recovery (TQR), thigh girth, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase (CK) for CON, PLA and COMP conditions.
| Variable | Condition | Time point | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE† | POST | 60 min $§ | 120 min**$§ | 180 min**$§ | 240 min**$§ | 24 h | 48 h | ||
| MS (AU) | CON | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 4.4 ± 1.4 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 1.6 | 5.9 ± 1.6 |
| PLA | 0.8 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 1.8 | 3.0 ± 2.0 | 3.0 ± 2.0 | 3.4 ± 2.4 | 6.5 ± 1.5 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | |
| COMP | 0.6 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 2.4 | 3.3 ± 2.4 | 2.0 ± 1.9a,b | 1.9 ± 1.6c,e | 1.4 ± 1.6c,f | 4.0 ± 1.5f | 3.2 ± 1.9c,f | |
| PRE† | POST | 60 min**$ | 120 min**$ | 180 min**#$§ | 240 min**#$§ | 24 h | 48 h** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQR (AU) | CON | 17.9 ± 1.2 | 12.6 ± 1.1 | 13.6 ± 1.4 | 14.7 ± 1.4 | 15.3 ± 1.7 | 15.6 ± 2.1 | 12.0 ± 1.8 | 12.6 ± 2.5 |
| PLA | 18.8 ± 1.5 | 13.0 ± 3.4 | 15.1 ± 2.7 | 15.6 ± 2.3 | 16.4 ± 2.2 | 16.6 ± 2.1 | 12.9 ± 2.2 | 14.8 ± 2.4 | |
| COMP | 17.9 ± 1.2 | 13.4 ± 1.3 | 16.0 ± 2.5 c,f | 16.7 ± 3.0 c,f | 17.3 ± 2.9 c,f | 17.7 ± 2.8 c,f | 14.7 ± 1.4 c,f | 16.2 ± 1.9 c,f |
| PRE | POST | 60 min | 120 min | 180 min | 240 min | 24 h | 48 h | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thigh girth (cm) | CON | 53.9 ± 5.9 | 54.9 ± 6.1 | 54.6 ± 5.9 | 54.5 ± 5.9 | 54.4 ± 5.9 | 54.3 ± 5.9 | 55.3 ± 6.1 | 55.0 ± 6.1 |
| PLA | 56.2 ± 4.2 | 57.3 ± 4.4 | 57.0 ± 4.3 | 56.8 ± 4.2 | 56.7 ± 4.1 | 56.7 ± 4.1 | 57.6 ± 4.4 | 57.4 ± 4.4 | |
| COMP | 54.5 ± 5.4 | 55.5 ± 5.5 | 53.6 ± 5.2a,d | 53.6 ± 5.2a,d | 53.6 ± 5.2a,d | 53.6 ± 5.2 a,d | 55.1 ± 5.5 | 54.8 ± 5.4 |
| PRE | POST | 60 min*$§ | 120 min*$§ | 180 min*$§ | 240 min*$§ | 24 h | 48 h | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDH (U/L) | CON | 81.2 ± 19.4 | 83.6 ± 15.3 | 88.9 ± 14.6 | 95.5 ± 18.4 | 91.3 ± 16.5 | 89.5 ± 21.8 | 77.3 ± 9.0 | 74.9 ± 17.3 |
| PLA | 82.5 ± 19.9 | 93.9 ± 28.3 | 95.2 ± 25.9 | 101.7 ± 23.7 | 94.6 ± 31.2 | 95.4 ± 26.3 | 80.9 ± 19.6 | 73.9 ± 17.0 | |
| COMP | 73.3 ± 17.8 | 78.2 ± 13.4 | 92.8 ± 32.6 | 88.9 ± 15.1 | 91.8 ± 11.4 | 88.2 ± 9.4 | 73.7 ± 5.4 | 77.9 ± 15.9 |
| PRE | POST | 60 min | 120 min | 180 min | 240 min | 24 h | 48 h | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK (U/L) | CON | 558 ± 172 | 572 ± 329 | 661 ± 234 | 669 ± 255 | 501 ± 162 | 603 ± 250 | 424 ± 118 | 460 ± 329 |
| PLA | 794 ± 368 | 577 ± 288 | 786 ± 342 | 894 ± 439 | 752 ± 397 | 668 ± 367 | 612 ± 338 | 615 ± 439 | |
| COMP | 686 ± 401 | 557 ± 125 | 589 ± 200 | 709 ± 200 | 696 ± 180 | 835 ± 308 | 511 ± 242 | 689 ± 282 |
Time points are before exercise (PRE), immediately post-exercise (POST), 4 h recovery (60–240 min), and 24 and 48 h post-exercise. All data presented as mean ± SD.
†Significant time effect as compared with all other time points.
*Significant time effect as compared with PRE.
**significant time effect as compared with POST.
#Significant time effect as compared with 60 min.
$Significant time effect as compared with 24 h.
§Significant time effect as compared with 48 h.
aSmall effect as compared with CON.
bMedium effect as compared with CON.
cLarge effect as compared with CON.
dSmall effect as compared with PLA.
eMedium effect as compared with PLA.
fLarge effect as compared with PLA.