this controlled lab trial involved three healthy male participants (average age 24 ± 3.1 years, height 171 ± 1.7 cm, weight 69 ± 1.2 kg) with similar body types. they performed treadmill workouts while wearing four different garment types: compression, kinesiology tape, non-adhesive silicone on compression, and [wavewear] adhesive silicone on compression.