Table 1 Perceptual and performance measures assessed at baseline and 1 h, 24 h and 48 h after fatiguing exercise for each of the different recovery strategies

Baseline

1.7 ± 1.8

1.8 ± 2.0

2.1 ± 1.9

1.5 ± 1.6

2.0 ± 2. 1

1 h post^e

3.6 ± 2.2^a

3.3 ± 2.0^b

2.5 ± 1.7

3.8 ± 1.7^ac

3.0 ± 1.8

24 h post^e

3.2 ± 1.9^b

3.3 ± 2.1^b

2.9 ± 1.8

3.3 ± 1.8^b

2.7 ± 1.5

48 h post

2.0 ± 1.7

2.4 ± 1.7

2.5 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 1.9

2.1 ± 1.7

Baseline

16.3 ± 2.0

16.5 ± 2.3

16.3 ± 2.5

16.5 ± 2.3

16.2 ± 2.3

1 h post^e

14.2 ± 2.5^ac

14.4 ± 2.5^a

15.7 ± 1.9

13.7 ± 2.5^ac

15.0 ± 2.1

24 h post^e

14.3 ± 2.6^a

15.6 ± 2.3

15.2 ± 1.8

15.0 ± 2.7^b

15.6 ± 2.0

48 h post

15.9 ± 2.3

16.0 ± 2.1

15.9 ± 1.7

15.7 ± 2.5

16.1 ± 1.8

Baseline

31.7 ± 8.1

32.1 ± 9.0

31.8 ± 9.3

31.8 ± 9.0

32.0 ± 9.7

1 h post

32.2 ± 7.8

31.8 ± 9.2

32.3 ± 9.1

32.1 ± 8.5

32.2 ± 8.9

24 h post

31.4 ± 8.6

31.3 ± 9.5

31.9 ± 9.7

31.9 ± 9.3

31.8 ± 9.7

48 h post

32.5 ± 8.5

31.5 ± 9.2

31.7 ± 9.5

31.9 ± 9.1

31.7 ± 9.8

Baseline

21.4 ± 1.7

21.0 ± 1.0

21.3 ± 1.1

21.2 ± 1.2

21.4 ± 1.3

1 h post^ef

21.9 ± 2.4

22.0 ± 1.3

21.8 ± 1.4

21.6 ± 1.4

22.3 ± 1.5

24 h post

21.4 ± 1.4

21.5 ± 1.3

21.5 ± 1.4

21.4 ± 1.3

21.4 ± 1.1

48 h post

21.6 ± 1.8

21.2 ± 1.4

21.4 ± 1.3

21.2 ± 1.3

21.2 ± 1.0

Baseline

16.5 ± 2.1

16.6 ± 2.2

16.4 ± 2.1

16.8 ± 2.3

16.4 ± 2.1

1 h post^g

16.5 ± 2.3

15.9 ± 2.1^ad

16.2 ± 2.0

16.7 ± 2.4

15.9 ± 2.1^d

24 h post

16.5 ± 2.2

16.3 ± 2.1

16.2 ± 2.3

16.5 ± 2.4

16.2 ± 2.2

48 h post

16.4 ± 2.3

16.4 ± 2.4

16.2 ± 2.1

16.6 ± 2.5

16.4 ± 2.3