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Abstract: Background<br>The use of compression garments (CGs) during or after training and competition has gained popularity in the last few decades. However, the data concerning CGs' beneficial effects on muscle strength-related outcomes after physical exercise remain inconclusive.<br><br>Objective<br>The aim was to determine whether wearing CGs during or after physical exercise would facilitate the recovery of muscle strength-related outcomes.<br><br>Methods<br>A systematic literature search was conducted across five databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, Scopus, and EBSCOhost). Data from 19 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 350 healthy participants were extracted and meta-analytically computed. Weighted between-study standardized mean differences (SMDs) with respect to their standard errors (SEs) were aggregated and corrected for sample size to compute overall SMDs. The type of physical exercise, the body area and timing of CG application, and the time interval between the end of the exercise and subsequent testing were assessed.<br><br>Results<br>CGs produced no strength-sparing effects (SMD [95% confidence interval]) at the following time points (t) after physical exercise: immediately ≤ t 24 h: − 0.02 (− 0.22 to 0.19), p = 0.87; 24 ≤ t 48 h: − 0.00 (− 0.22 to 0.21), p = 0.98; 48 ≤ t 72 h: − 0.03 (− 0.43 to 0.37), p = 0.87; 72 ≤ t