The Effect of Passive Rest and Sports Massage Recovery Methods on Blood Lactate Clearance After High-Intensity Exercise

Abstract

Although there have been many years of research on passive resting and sports massage recovery methods after high-intensity physical exercises, such research is needed because there is still no consensus. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effects of passive resting and sports massage recovery methods on lactic acid concentration after high-intensity exercise. A total of 14 semi-elite football players with an age range of 18.14±.94 years, height 179±.06 cm, body weight 70.17±8 kg and sports experience 8.92±.91 years participated voluntarily. The research consisted of two stages and the Yo-Yo running test was performed at each stage. After the running test in the first stage, the athletes rested passively for 20 minutes, and in the second stage, sports massage was performed to the lower extremity muscles for 20 minutes after the running test. The lactic acid levels of the athletes at each stage were determined at rest, at the end of the exercise, in the middle of recovery, and at the end of recovery. Normality and homogeneity of the data were determined by Shapiro-Wilk and Levene tests, respectively. Data were tested with a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post hoc tests were used for pairwise comparisons. Statistically significant results were found between the lactic acid values in the middle and end of recovery of passive resting and sport massage methods performed after the running test (p