Mental Fatigue Might Be Not So Bad for Exercise Performance After All: A Systematic Review and Bias-Sensitive Meta-Analysis

Holgado, Darías; Sanabria, Daniel; Perales, José C.; Vadillo, Miguel A.

doi:10.5334/joc.126

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“…However, the magnitude of performance impairment is not robustly linked to the duration of the prior self-control task (Giboin and Wolff, 2019), which conflicts with the theoretical proposition that the magnitude of the performance decrement should scale linearly with the duration of the prior self-control task (Hagger et al, 2010a). In addition, a recent bias-sensitive meta-analysis of the literature suggests that initial estimates of the effects of prior self-control on subsequent sports performance might be smaller than initially assumed (Holgado et al, 2020). This inconsistent body of literature limits our understanding of the relationship between self-control and sports performance.…”

Section: Self-control In Sports and Exercisementioning

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A Primer on the Role of Boredom in Self-Controlled Sports and Exercise Behavior

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Self-control is critical for successful participation and performance in sports and therefore has attracted considerable research interest. Yet, knowledge about self-control remains surprisingly incomplete and inconsistent. Here, we draw attention to boredom as an experience that likely plays an important role in sports and exercise (e.g., exercise can be perceived as boring but can also be used to alleviate boredom). Specifically, we argue that studying boredom in the context of sports and exercise will also advance our understanding of self-control as a reward-based choice. We demonstrate this by discussing evidence for links between self-control and boredom and by highlighting the role boredom plays for guiding goal-directed behavior. As such, boredom is likely to interact with self-control in affecting sports performance and exercise participation. We close by highlighting several promising routes for integrating self-control and boredom research in the context of sports performance and exercise behavior.

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Section: Self-control In Sports and Exercisementioning

confidence: 82%

A Primer on the Role of Boredom in Self-Controlled Sports and Exercise Behavior

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“…Moreover, a qualitative analysis of the changes was performed: 0.5% to 5%, very unlikely; 5% to 25%, unlikely; 25% to 75%, possibly; 75% to 95%, likely; 95% to 99.5%, very likely; and > 99.5%, most likely [ 42 ]. The use of these two types of statistical analysis ( p -values and MBI) is based on Holgado et al’s affirmation according to previously reported data about the statistical negative effects of mental fatigue on physical performance or the fatigue that could have been caused by statistical errors [ 43 ].…”

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Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study

Calvo

González

Bordón

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IJERPH

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This study aimed to analyze the effects of rules limitations in pass decisions during soccer tasks on physical and mental load reported by players. Participants were 40 semiprofessional Spanish soccer players (Mage = 22.40, SD = 2.25) from two male teams. Two training sessions with four tasks (same tasks with different score system: two maintaining ball possession games with goalkeepers, and two maintaining ball possession games) in counterbalanced order between teams were completed. To achieve a goal during limitation tasks, a minimum number of players had to participate in the passes before the goal. Internal (perceived effort and heart rate) and external physical load (distances), mental load (validated adaptation of the NASA-TXL) and fatigue (VASfatigue) were quantified. Paired t-test and magnitude-based inference were conducted. The results showed significantly higher mean speeds (p < 0.01), effort perception (p < 0.001), and mental fatigue (very likely positive) during possession games with restrictions. Additionally, performance satisfaction obtained significantly higher values with goalkeepers and pass restrictions (very likely positive). External physical load showed no significant differences between situations. The influence of mental fatigue on internal load and the complexity of the tasks could explain these results. Coaches can use this information to manipulate the training load in ecological conditions.

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“…Interestingly, a recent meta-analysis questioned the magnitude of the detrimental effect of prior mental prior mental exertion (mental fatigue) on subsequent physical performance (Holgado, Sanabria, Perales, & Vadillo, 2020). However, it is important to note that this effect size is likely to hinge on the specific nature of the subsequent physical performance.…”

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Self-control in sports

Englert¹,

Pageaux²,

Wolff³

2021

Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook

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Imagine yourself walking to the gym in the rain after a long hard day at work. Picture yourself lifting heavy weights, even though you would prefer sitting on the sofa watching your favorite baseball team win a playoff match. This is just one sports-related example during which self-control processes enable us to keep striving for a desirable goal and suppress potentially tempting action alternatives. In general, "self-control refers to the capacity for altering one's own responses, especially to bring them into line with standards such as ideals, values, morals, and social expectations, and to support the pursuit of long-term goals" (Baumeister, Vohs, & Tice, 2007, p. 351) 1 . However, self-control is not always applied effectively as, for instance, evidenced by the large number of gym dropouts every year (e.g., Englert & Rummel, 2016).In this chapter, we will discuss empirical findings that highlight the importance of selfcontrol for sports-related performance and we will introduce the theoretical accounts that try to explain why self-control sometimes appears to fail. Finally, we will discuss open research questions in order to improve our understanding of how self-control operates and why it is not applied at all times. Self-control and the Sensation of EffortResearch on self-control has a long tradition: Narcissus Ach conducted the first studies on self-control already in the beginning of the 20 th century (Ach, 1905(Ach, , 1935. In general, there is a common agreement amongst researchers that exerting control over the self can be a tiring and unpleasant experience. In the mid-20 th century, Hull already stated that impulses or response tendencies have a motivational strength, suggesting that in order to resist these tendencies one must invest some kind of effort or willpower (Hull, 1943). Thus, the application of self-control is intrinsically linked to the sensation of effort (e.g., Kurzban, 2016;Shenhav et al. 2017). This sensation commonly refers to "the particular feeling of that energy being exerted" and is associated with "a sensation of strain and labor, a feeling that intensifies the harder a person tries" (Preston & Wegner, 2009, p. 570). This feeling of work is associated with voluntary actions and provides crucial information for the judgement of personal actions (Preston & Wegner, 2009).

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Mental Fatigue Might Be Not So Bad for Exercise Performance After All: A Systematic Review and Bias-Sensitive Meta-Analysis

Cited by 25 publications

References 64 publications

A Primer on the Role of Boredom in Self-Controlled Sports and Exercise Behavior

A Primer on the Role of Boredom in Self-Controlled Sports and Exercise Behavior

Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study

Self-control in sports

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