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The effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) versus a deceptive sham protocol on indirect markers of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) after the application of individualized occlusion pressure were examined. The goal of using a sham protocol is to control for the potential effect of placebo. IPC would surpass the sham protocol in protecting against EIMD. A randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial. Level 1. Thirty healthy young men were randomly assigned to an eccentric exercise for the knee extensor muscles preceded by IPC (4