Table 1. Mean (±SD) data for selected dependent variables in response to concentric and eccentric contractions for the three times of recovery. Adapted from Willoughby et al. (). Reprinted with permission from the . |
Variables |
Pre-ExercisePre |
Post Exercise |
Peak %
Change |
| 6 hr |
24 hr |
48 hr |
| Strength (kg) (Bout x Test, p < 0.05) |
| CON |
44.4 (6.8) |
41.6 (7.9) |
39.1 (4.9) |
42.7 (5.2) |
–11.7 |
| ECC |
43.2 (7.0) |
40.5 (6.6) |
30.0 (5.4)† |
40.6 (4.2) |
–30.2 |
| SORE (Bout x Test, p < 0.05) |
| CON |
2.1 (1.7) |
2.4 (1.0) |
5.7 (.9) † |
2.3 (.7) |
173.1 |
| ECC |
2.0 (1.1) |
3.6 (2.1) |
8.3 (1.1) † |
3.7 (.9) ‡ |
306.8 |
| sTnI (ng·ml-1) (Bout x Test, p < 0.05) |
| CON |
69.2 (25.0) |
78.3 (38.2) |
91.0 (42.1) † |
82.4 (42.5) |
31.4 |
| ECC |
71.3 (26.5) |
89.6 (43.2) |
128.5 (40.4) † |
98.3 (34.3) ‡ |
80.1 |
| CK (U/ml) (Bout x Test, p < 0.05) |
| CON |
93.0 (30.0) |
152.6 (46.4) |
226.5 (25.9) † |
138.1 (21.2) |
143.4 |
| ECC |
104.6 (26.8) |
248.7 (65.5) * |
342.8 (65.5) † |
198.0 (61.2) ‡ |
227.7 |
| CORT (ug·dl-1) |
| CON |
13.2 (1.8) |
15.0 (2.4) |
17.2 (2.9) |
15.3 (2.8) |
30.1 |
| ECC |
13.1 (1.9) |
17.6 (1.3) |
21.5 (3.2) |
16.4 (2.8) |
63.4 |
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Abbreviations: CON = concentric, ECC = eccentric. |
* significantly (p < 0.05) different at 6 hr post-exercise. |
† significantly (p < 0.05) different at 24 hr post-exercise. |
‡ significantly (p < 0.05) different at 48 hr post-exercise. |
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