Competitor presence reduces internal attentional focus and improves 16.1km cycling time trial performance

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 486-491

  Williams, Emily L ^a   Jones, Hollie S ^a   Andy Sparks, S ^a   Marchant, David C ^a   Midgley, Adrian W ^a   Mc Naughton, Lars R ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motivation; Pacing strategy; Perceived exertion; Power output; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941331918     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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