Some anaerobic performance variations from morning to evening: massage affects performance and diurnal variation

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of massage on some anaerobic performance and diurnal variation. Twelve male athletes between the ages of 18-25, who exercised regularly for three days a week (age, 18.00± 2.17 years; height, 168.± 3.15 cm; 65± 2.63 kg; BMI 22.49±.44 years) participated in the study. While the non-massage protocol consisted of only 15 minutes of jogging (NM), the protocol with sports massage consisted of 5 minutes of jogging and 10 minutes of sports massage (SM). The protocols were applied in two time periods of the day (morning: 09.00-11.00, evening: 16.00-18.00). It has been reported that SM positively affects peak power and mean power due to vertical jump performance compared to the NM protocol. In addition, it was determined that the SM protocol applied in the evening was more effective than SM protocol applied in the morning.