The aim of this study was to examine the effects of wearing compression tights on muscular performance following circuit training composed of stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) activities.
Velocity of a 20-m sprint running and jump height were analyzed in seven subjects before and after circuit training performed with and without compression tights.
Conclusion : The reduction in 20-m running speed and jump height after the circuit training was similar with or without compression tights. The effect of wearing compression tights on muscular performance during circuit training involving SSC activities was negligible.

Lepers et al., Science & Sports (2010)

Muscle fatigue defined as the reduction in the maximum force that a muscle can exert, may develop during prolonged (from several minutes to several hours) dynamic exercise such as running and cycling. Reduction in maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force appears generally greater after prolonged running than cycling and can reach 40% at the termination of exercise. Central fatigue i.e. reduction in efferent motor command to the active muscles has been evidenced after prolonged exercise with different techniques such EMG, electrical stimulation or transcranial magnetic stimulation. The reduced neural drive may be due to spinal and supraspinal mechanisms, and occurred especially in the latter stage of the exercise. Changes at peripheral level such as failure of the action potential transmission, excitation-contraction coupling or cross bridge cycling have also been identified as a possible cause of fatigue during long-duration exercise. The contribution of peripheral and central factors to the decline in muscle strength and the time course of the impairment during prolonged exercise are examined in this chapter.

Lepers Adv Neuro Physiol (2009)

The purpose of this review is to examine the central and peripheral mechanisms contributing to strength loss after prolonged running, cycling and skiing exercises.

Millet & Lepers (2004)

This study investigated the time course of contractile and neural alterations of knee extensor muscles during a long-duration running exercise.

Place et al (2004)

The aim of the study was to examine the time course of impairment in central and peripheral processes during a long-duration cycling exercise. To estimate the changes that may occur during this prolonged exercise, the neuromuscular (neural and contractile) properties of the quadriceps muscle were evaluated every hour during short interruptions of a 5-h cycling exercise performed at 55% of the maximal aerobic power.

Lepers et al (2002)