“…Several efforts can be undertaken to recover, including nutritional interventions, updating training techniques, management of the recovery phase, and optimising strategies (French & Ronda, 2022). There are several procedures to optimise the physical condition of the body, including sports massage (SM) (Fitrianto & Prayoga, 2022) and recovery to reduce damage to muscle tissue. Sports massage is also widely practiced (Naderi, 2021), to reduce pain (Nelson, 2013), improve muscle performance post-exercise, and act as an effective treatment for muscle pain (Boguszewski et al, 2014).…”