Table 3 The effect size calculations of the indirect markers of muscle damage between baseline (TBase) and immediately post (T1), 24 h (T24) and 48 h (T48) following the resistance-training bout with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses

TBase–T1

− 1.41^b (− 0.38–2.32)

0.71^a (− 0.22–1.58)

1.41^b (0.38–2.33)

TBase–T24

− 1.08^b (− 0.10–1.96)

1.12^b (0.14–2.01)

10.53^b (6.84–13.33)

TBase–T48

− 0.79^a (− 0.15–1.66)

0.99^b (0.02–1.87)

5.75^b (3.58–7.42)

T1–T24

0.60^a (− 0.32–1.47)

0.84^b (− 0.11–1.71)

2.85^b (1.51–3.94)

T1–T48

0.65^a (− 0.27–1.52)

0.73^a (− 0.20–1.60)

2.36^b (1.14–3.38)

T24–T48

0.15 (− 0.73–1.02)

− 0.03 (− 0.91–0.85)

− 0.15 (− 1.03–0.73)