PURPOSE We investigated if oral ingestion of ibuprofen influenced leucocyte recruitment and infiltration following an acute bout of traditional resistance exercise Methods: Sixteen male subjects were divided into two groups that received the maximum over-the-counter dose of ibuprofen (1200mg d(-1)) or a similarly administered placebo following lower body resistance exercise. Muscle biopsies wer...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) supplementation has been considered an interesting nutritional strategy to improve skeletal muscle protein turnover in several conditions. In this context, there is evidence that resistance exercise (RE)-derived biochemical markers of muscle soreness (creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, myoglobin), soreness, and functional strength may be modulated by BCAA suppleme...

A free radical-scavenging preparation (pollen extract) or the corresponding placebo was given to 50 volunteers over a period of 4 weeks to test the hypothesis that muscle soreness is associated with the generation of free radicals. The increase in malonyldialdehyde and lactate immediately after exercise both in blood and in muscle tissue was significantly lower after treatment with the scavengi...

Functional overreaching has been linked to alterations in immunity and host pathogen defense, but little is known as to whether or not running and cycling evoke different responses. This study compared inflammation, muscle damage and soreness, and innate immune function responses to a 3-day period of intensified exercise in trained long distance runners (N=13, age 34.4±2.4year) and cyclists (N=...

Background The sports nutrition industry is seeing growth in consumers who are embarking on high intensity daily workout routines to regain and maintain physical fitness. This type of demanding training results in exercise-induced muscle damage setting off a cascade of increased oxidative stress and inflammation which in turn leads to reduced strength and increased delayed onset muscle soreness...

Looking to keep the soreness at bay, eh? Muscle soreness, characterized by pain, tenderness, stiffness, swelling in the muscles, often happens to people who are just beginning to pump iron [2] ? but it can also be experienced by seasoned weight training enthusiasts. What?s more, having sore muscles isn?t only physically uncomfortable, it?s also associated with reduced muscle strength and range ...