Mean (SD) heart rate response (beats/min) at rest just before the start of warm up, and at the end of each of the following stages: initial warm up, standardised high intensity exercise bouts, five minutes of active recovery, 20 minute intervention, final warm up, and Wingate test in the massage and no massage trials
| Rest | Initial warm up | High intensity bouts | Active recovery | Intervention | Final warm up | Maximum (Wingate) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massage | 86 (4) | 116 (10) | 174 (8) | 133 (11) | 77 (15) | 127 (10) | 182 (8) |
| No massage | 93 (6) | 115 (11) | 176 (11) | 135 (15) | 77 (11) | 128 (7) | 183 (7) |