The Effect of Muscle Strength on Marathon Race-Induced Muscle Soreness.
Marília Dos Santos AndradeCarolina Ribeiro Lopes FerrerRodrigo Luiz VanciniPantelis Theodoros NikolaidisBeat KnechtleThomas Johannes RosemannAndré Luís Lacerda BachiAldo SeffrinClaudio André Barbosa de LiraPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Marathon runners who presented higher muscular strength for the knee extensor muscles presented lower muscle soreness 24 h after the race, but not after 48 h or 72 h after the race. Therefore, the muscle soreness level 3 days after a marathon race does not depend on muscle strength.