Mental Fatigue Impairs Physical Performance in Young Swimmers

Penna, Eduardo Macedo; Filho, Edson; Wanner, Samuel Penna; Campos, Bruno Teobaldo; Quinan, Gabriel Resende; Mendes, Thiago Teixeira; Smith, Mitchell R.; Prado, Luciano Sales

doi:10.1123/pes.2017-0128

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“…Collectively, these findings corroborate previous studies on the relationship between mental fatigue and physical performance. 8,9,18 Regarding the subjective perceptual measures analyzed, our findings indicate that a 30 min Stroop task induced a mental fatigue state ( Figure 1-A). Specifically, perception of mental fatigue, as measured by the VAS, was higher in the mentally fatiguing condition when compared to control.…”

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“…This result corroborates other investigations that have shown an increased RPE trend in a mentally fatigued condition given two identical exercise protocols. 8 These findings demonstrate that cognitively demanding activity before exercise is harmful to performance, especially when effort regulation is required, since no influence was identified in all-out tests when individuals were mentally fatigued. 26 The analysis of the Yo-Yo IR1 running test results demonstrated that physical performance in handball athletes was negatively affected by the mental fatigue ( Figure 2).…”

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“…In endurance sports, 5,8 an induced state of mental fatigue has been shown to reduce performance. These negative effects on performance have been attributed to higher ratings of perceived exertion (RPE).…”

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Mental Fatigue Does Not Affect Heart Rate Recovery but Impairs Performance in Handball Players

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Introduction: This study involved an analysis of the impact of mental fatigue on heart rate recovery (HRR), subjective measures of fatigue and intermittent running performance in handball players. Objective: This study was aimed at (1) examining the effects of an induced state of mental fatigue on the aerobic performance of handball players, as measured by the Yo-Yo IR1 test, and (2) exploring possible changes in heart rate regulation through HRR analysis. Methods: Twelve handball players (age: 17.50 ± 3.63 years; 5 ± 2.2 years of practice) undertook a Yo-Yo IR1 test on two occasions, separated by an interval of at least 72 hours. The Yo-Yo IR1 test was preceded by a 30-min treatment, consisting of the Stroop Color-Word Test, to induce mental fatigue. Participants in the control condition watched an emotionally neutral video. Results: Higher ratings of mental fatigue and mental effort following the Stroop Test were observed for the experimental group. No differences in motivation were observed between conditions. Moreover, the induction of mental fatigue impaired running performance and led to a higher RPE during the Yo-Yo IR1 test. Notwithstanding, no changes in HRR or blood lactate levels were observed across conditions. Conclusion: Altogether, these results suggest that mental fatigue impairs intermittent running performance, without affecting HRR values. Level of Evidence III; Case-Control study.

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“…Similar to Marcora et al, MacMahon et al (2014) found slower 3 km running times after the AX-CPT. Additionally, following a 30 min Stroop task, swimmers tested by Penna et al (2017) were 1.2% slower in completing a 1,500-m time trial, and after only 80 trials, Englert and Wolff (2014) reported a decline in performance during an 18 min cycling task compared to a control task. Similar to the AX-CPT, the Stroop task requires sustained attention, working memory and response inhibition.…”

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Shared Demands Between Cognitive and Physical Tasks May Drive Negative Effects of Fatigue: A Focused Review

Aitken

MacMahon

2019

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Over the last decade, there has been increasing interest in the effects of cognitive fatigue on physical performance. This review aims to provide an understanding of these effects with an emphasis on different types of physical tasks requiring different cognitive loads. We specifically focus on understanding the similarity or difference between the cognitive and physical task to help formulate a hypothesis for when there is a decline in the subsequent physical task and when there is not. Taken together, the research shows that endurance performance and perceptual-cognitive skills seem to decline following the completion of a cognitive task, while anaerobic performance remains unaffected. Consistent with the limited-resource model of self-control, the completion of a cognitively demanding task may deplete or inhibit cognitive resources, resulting in impaired performance on a subsequent physical task that relies on similar resources. In other words, physical tasks involving central executive functioning may be significantly more impaired by cognitive fatigue compared to tasks that utilize an all-out strategy. It is recommended that future research continues examining the impact of cognitive fatigue on different types of physical tasks while controlling for other variables.

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“…For instance, McMorris et al (2018) biases. Together with this potential publication bias, the results from the empirical studies should be interpreted with caution for the following reasons: first, sample sizes are generally low (less than 20 participants) which may lead to overestimation of effect sizes; second, the experimental and control conditions usually varied in several components, such as the duration of the interventions (Martin et al, 2016) or performing a cognitive task versus doing nothing in the control condition (Martin et al, 2016;Penna et al, 2018;Pires et al, 2018;Silva-Cavalcante et al, 2018;Staiano et al, 2018).…”

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Does self-paced exercise depend on executive processing? A narrative review of the current evidence

Holgado¹,

Sanabria²

2019

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Self-paced exercise is any physical activity in which the effort has to be distributed over time in order to achieve the objective of the event. Hence, self-paced aerobic exercise is a goal-directed behaviour towards an objective that involves several cognitive processes. The aim of the present review is to ask the extent to which self-paced exercise might rely on executive functions and the empirical evidence of top-down processing on self-paced exercise. We discuss the evidence from different experimental manipulations showing a potential link between self-paced exercise and executive processing. We finally highlight some gaps in the literature and possible factors that might mediate the role of executive processing and self-paced exercise. Self-paced exercise is likely to be a highly complex process, in which a multitude of factors non-related to executive functions can also contribute to the ultimate decision to upregulate or downregulate exercise intensity.

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Mental Fatigue Impairs Physical Performance in Young Swimmers

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Mental Fatigue Does Not Affect Heart Rate Recovery but Impairs Performance in Handball Players

Mental Fatigue Does Not Affect Heart Rate Recovery but Impairs Performance in Handball Players

Shared Demands Between Cognitive and Physical Tasks May Drive Negative Effects of Fatigue: A Focused Review

Does self-paced exercise depend on executive processing? A narrative review of the current evidence

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