Table 3 Effect of supplementation on functional measures of muscle damage and fatigue following eccentric exercise

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

2.3 ± 1.7

2.0 ± 2.0

4.9 ± 2.7^¥,#

4.6 ± 2.2^¥

2.7 ± 1.7^#

1.8 ± 1.6^#

 Placebo

1.9 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 1.5

4.4 ± 2.1^{¥, #}

4.8 ± 1.8^¥

3.9 ± 1.8^¥,#

3.0 ± 2.2^¥,#

 p-value*

0.700

0.563

0.847

0.441

0.029*

0.037*

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

-

−0.08 ± 0.32%

−0.13 ± 0.26%

−0.12 ± 0.28%

−0.07 ± 0.34%

−0.01 ± 0.34%

 Placebo

-

−0.03 ± 0.35%

−0.15 ± 0.27%^#

−0.10 ± 0.39%

−0.07 ± 0.41%

0.01 ± 0.50%

 p-value*

-

0.643

0.844

0.824

0.978

0.896

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

47.5 ± 6.1

46.7 ± 5.0

47.4 ± 5.2

44.6 ± 5.9^#

45.7 ± 5.4

46.7 ± 4.4

 Placebo

45.8 ± 8.4

46.9 ± 9.8

47.3 ± 9.0

43.4 ± 7.1^#

44.9 ± 8.5

41.8 ± 5.3^¥

 p-value*

0.476

0.939

0.980

0.628

0.760

0.007*

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

-

0.01 ± 0.02%

0.02 ± 0.02%

0.01 ± 0.02%

0.01 ± 0.02%

0.02 ± 0.04%

 Placebo

-

0.00 ± 0.02%

0.02 ± 0.02%

0.01 ± 0.02%

0.02 ± 0.02%

0.02 ± 0.06%

 p-value*

-

0.631

0.970

0.953

0.582

0.971

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

72.8 ± 22.2

82.1 ± 19.7^#

76.2 ± 19.8^#

78.7 ± 21.5

79.9 ± 20.2

84.6 ± 22.4^¥,#

 Placebo

75.4 ± 19.3

82.1 ± 22.4^#

74.9 ± 19.4^#

74.6 ± 22.5

76.2 ± 20.8

83.9 ± 14.4

 p-value*

0.721

0.843

0.987

0.569

0.608

0.872

 Green-lipped mussel oil blend

−27.8 ± 26.2

-

−30.4 ± 14.3

-

-

-

 Placebo

−23.9 ± 24.0

-

−39.5 ± 24.3^¥

-

-

-

 p-value*

0.669

-

0.039

-

-

-