Table 1 Vertical jump height, thigh and calf circumference before and up to 96 h after the damaging bout of exercise
|  |  | Pre | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 96 h | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vertical Jump (cm) | BCAA | 61.8 | ± | 7.4 | 57.4 | ± | 7.9 | 58.2 | ± | 8.5 | 60.5 | ± | 7.9 | 62.3 | ± | 7.6 |
|  | Placebo | 65.3 | ± | 5.2 | 60.3 | ± | 3.3 | 61.5 | ± | 4.1 | 63.3 | ± | 4.2 | 64.1 | ± | 4.5 |
Thigh Circ. (mm) | BCAA | 55.7 | ± | 6.2 | 56.8 | ± | 5.6 | 57.1 | ± | 5.7 | 55.8 | ± | 6.1 | 55.7 | ± | 6.2 |
|  | Placebo | 57.9 | ± | 5.3 | 58.4 | ± | 5.1 | 58.3 | ± | 5.2 | 57.9 | ± | 5.3 | 57.9 | ± | 5.3 |
Calf Circ. (mm) | BCAA | 38.1 | ± | 1.8 | 38.6 | ± | 1.5 | 38.8 | ± | 1.6 | 38.2 | ± | 1.8 | 38.1 | ± | 1.8 |
|  | Placebo | 37.9 | ± | 1.3 | 38.3 | ± | 1.3 | 38.3 | ± | 1.4 | 37.9 | ± | 1.0 | 37.9 | ± | 1.0 |