The Effects of Pre-conditioning on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Lachlan BoydGlen B DeakinBaily Devantier-ThomasUtkarsh SinghKenji Doma

Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2023)

Pre-conditioning significantly reduced the severity of creatine kinase release, delayed-onset muscle soreness, loss of maximal voluntary contraction force and the range of motion decrease. Pre-conditioning may prevent severe EIMD and accelerate recovery of muscle force generation capacity.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
oxidative stress
heart rate
blood pressure
resistance training
tyrosine kinase
high speed