Table 1. Mean (±standard deviation) values of maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque of the knee extensors (MVC-KE, Nm) and flexors (MVC-KF, Nm), muscle soreness assessed by a 100-mm visual analog scale for the knee extensors (SOR-KE, mm) and flexors (SOR-KF, mm), plasma creatine kinase (CK, IU/L) activity and myoglobin (Mb, μg/L) concentration at baseline (B), and between the first and second, and second and third 90-minutes Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST) for the 2d (interval between LISTs was two days), 3d (three days), and 4d (four days) conditions.
C Measures Baseline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2d MVC-KE 161±15 138±18* 142±18* 135±19* 140±19* 130±20* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
MVC-KF 88±9 73±10* 76±9* 70±9* 73±9* 65.4±8.1* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
SOR-KE 0.0±0.0 35±13* 40±19* 41±15* 39±16* 43.6±9.7* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
SOR-KF 0.0±0.0 42±11* 46±13* 43±9* 42±11* 51.0 ± 8.8* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
CK 83±14* 259±120* 328±131* 467±144* 519±163* 604±193* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
Mb 18±3 38±32* 53±35* 83±37* 94±42* 111±49* â–¡ â–¡ â–¡ â–¡
3d MVC-KE 161±16 135±16* 138±17* 141±18* 132±15* 135±16* 138±17* 133±14* â–¡ â–¡
MVC-KF 90±9 74±9* 75±9* 77±9* 71±10* 72±11* 75±11* 72±10* â–¡ â–¡
SOR-KE 0±0 37±9* 38±7* 29±6* 37±7* 34±16* 22±12* 33±5* â–¡ â–¡
SOR-KF 0±0 44±10* 47±7* 37±5* 45±8* 41±13* 38±24* 42±6* â–¡ â–¡
CK 79±12* 272±110* 334±125* 350±67* 417±99* 472±108* 402±89* 427±122* â–¡ â–¡
Mb 18±2 42±26* 56±30* 60±18* 76±27* 88±29* 71±21* 76±26* â–¡ â–¡
4d MVC-KE 162±15 138±16* 142±16* 145±16* 150±15* 137±15* 139±15* 144±15* 148±16* 140±15*
MVC-KF 91±9 75±9* 77±9* 79±9* 81±9* 72±8* 75±8* 78±8* 80.8 ± 8.4* 76±8*
SOR-KE 0±0 33±8* 38±12* 31±11* 22±9* 29±6* 26±8* 19±8* 14.5 ± 7.3* 23±8*
SOR-KF 0±0 39±10* 46±13* 39±12* 30±9* 36±9* 35±9* 29±11* 22±10* 32±8*
CK 82±13* 259±61* 330±75* 356±67* 327±94* 402±77* 450±83* 355±69* 270±61* 369±63*
Mb 18±3 40±14* 55±16* 61±15* 52±22* 69±20* 80±23* 59±18* 40±16* 62±17*
Baseline: baseline measurements, 1-9: days 1-9 shown in Figure 1.
*: a significant (P<0.05) difference from the baseline value. Italic values are the same as those shown in Figure 3.