Talking yourself out of exhaustion: The effects of self-talk on endurance performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 998-1007

  Blanchfield, Anthony William ^a   Hardy, James ^a   De Morree, Helma Majella ^b   Staiano, Walter ^c   Marcora, Samuele Maria ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

isotime; Perception of effort; psychobiological model; psychological strategy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899649601     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000184     Document Type: Article

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