1This study was designed to test the effect of an increasing (UP) or decreasing (DOWN) intensity 2 resistance training (RT) protocol on pleasure and enjoyment of RT. Participants (N = 40; mean 3 age = 35.0 ± 9.2 years) completed two RT sessions comprising 3 x 10 reps of six exercises. In 4 the UP condition, load progressively increased from 55% to 75% of 1-repetition maximum (1-5 RM) while in the decreasing-intensity DOWN condition, this pattern was reversed (i.e., 75% to 6 55% 1-RM). The DOWN condition resulted in more overall pleasure compared to UP, and a 7 slope of increasing pleasure while the UP condition resulted in decreasing pleasure. Enjoyment 8 of RT, postexercise pleasure, and remembered pleasure were all significantly greater for DOWN 9 compared to UP (all p > .01). These findings suggest that decreasing RT intensity throughout an 10 exercise bout can elicit a positive slope of pleasure and enhance affective evaluations of exercise. 11(149 words) 12
The authors investigated the effects of respite–active music (i.e., music used for active recovery in between high-intensity exercise bouts) on psychological and psychophysiological outcomes. Participants (N = 24) made four laboratory visits for a habituation, medium- and fast-tempo music conditions, and a no-music control. A high-intensity interval-training protocol comprising 8 × 60-s exercise bouts at 100% Wmax with 90-s active recovery was administered. Measures were taken at the end of exercise bouts and recovery periods (rating of perceived exertion [RPE], state attention, and core affect) and then upon cessation of the protocol (enjoyment and remembered pleasure). Heart rate was measured throughout. Medium-tempo music enhanced affective valence during exercise and recovery, while both music conditions increased dissociation (only during recovery), enjoyment, and remembered pleasure relative to control. Medium-tempo music lowered RPE relative to control, but the heart rate results were inconclusive. As predicted, medium-tempo music, in particular, had a meaningful effect on a range of psychological outcomes.
This study was designed to test the effect of an increasing (UP) or decreasing (DOWN) intensity resistance training (RT) protocol on pleasure and enjoyment of RT. Participants (N = 40; mean age = 35.0 ± 9.2 years) completed two RT sessions comprising 3 x 10 reps of six exercises. In the UP condition, load progressively increased from 55% to 75% of 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) while in the decreasing-intensity DOWN condition, this pattern was reversed (i.e., 75% to 55% 1-RM). The DOWN condition resulted in more overall pleasure compared to UP, and a slope of increasing pleasure while the UP condition resulted in decreasing pleasure. Enjoyment of RT, postexercise pleasure, and remembered pleasure were all significantly greater for DOWN compared to UP (all p > .01). These findings suggest that decreasing RT intensity throughout an exercise bout can elicit a positive slope of pleasure and enhance affective evaluations of exercise.
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