2.3. Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Protocol
rigidity, EIMD, muscle damage
Prior to the EIMD protocol, the participants performed a 10 min warm-up composed of dynamic movements, slow running, and stretching exercises. Thereafter, participants completed 200 vertical jumps with weighted vests (equivalent to 10% of body weight) to induce muscle damage. For this purpose, each person performed 10 sets of 20 maximum jumps (one jump every 4 s). Two minutes of rest (sitting in a chair) were included between sets. To ensure the rigidity of the program, the RPE scale was presented and assessed by the participants immediately after the test. All subjects performed the EIMD at 8:00 am and 1 h post meal ingestion (100 g banana). The EIMD protocol was adapted from the previous literature on BRJ supplementation [