Use of mental techniques for competition and recovery in professional athletes

Kéilani, Mohammad; Hasenöhrl, Timothy; Gartner, Immanuel; Krall, Christoph; Fürnhammer, Johannes; Cenik, Fadime; Crevenna, Richard

doi:10.1007/s00508-016-0969-x

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“…Another limitation is the difference between the physiological demands of the sports that the participants played, although all of the sports represented by regional, state, national and international athletes were also represented by local athletes. Future research should continue to look at the usage of popular recovery methods, including the use of mental techniques [ 35 ] within Australia (coverage of multiple states and cities) and their reasons for use.…”

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Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study

Crowther

Sealey

Crowe

et al. 2017

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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BackgroundA variety of recovery strategies are used by athletes, although there is currently no research that investigates perceptions and usage of recovery by different competition levels of team sport athletes.MethodsThe recovery techniques used by team sport athletes of different competition levels was investigated by survey. Specifically this study investigated if, when, why and how the following recovery strategies were used: active land-based recovery (ALB), active water-based recovery (AWB), stretching (STR), cold water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT).ResultsThree hundred and thirty-one athletes were surveyed. Fifty-seven percent were found to utilise one or more recovery strategies. Stretching was rated the most effective recovery strategy (4.4/5) with ALB considered the least effective by its users (3.6/5). The water immersion strategies were considered effective/ineffective mainly due to psychological reasons; in contrast STR and ALB were considered to be effective/ineffective mainly due to physical reasons.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that athletes may not be aware of the specific effects that a recovery strategy has upon their physical recovery and thus athlete and coach recovery education is encouraged. This study also provides new information on the prevalence of different recovery strategies and contextual information that may be useful to inform best practice among coaches and athletes.

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confidence: 99%

Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study

Crowther

Sealey

Crowe

et al. 2017

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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“…Mental techniques are known by elite athletes and are usually well accepted when included in training programs (Gould and Maynard, 2009). In competitions, relaxation and breathing techniques, visualization and biofeedback can improve mental abilities, favouring sport performance (Keilani et al, 2016). In our study, the runners who did mental training had approximately double of chances of better performance compared to the participants who did not.…”

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Association of Dietary Supplements and Mental Training With Performance in Road Races

Soares

Castanho

Salgado

et al. 2020

EJPE

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This study aimed to describe the psychological and nutritional aspects of runners and identify the association of mental training and dietary supplements with performance in road races. For this, a cross-sectional study was performed with 560 recreational runners, who participated in 2014 or 2015 Unicamp Running. The participants answered a Google Docs questionnaire about personal, emotional and nutritional aspects. A sub-sample of 302 runners was monitored using chip technology to identify the running time in 5 km and 10 km. The main motivations for the run were to improve health (73%), well-being (62,5%) and quality of life (57%). Approximately 34% consumed dietary supplements, among which 70.5% consumed proteins and 40.2% carbohydrates. The main motivations for this consumption were increased competitiveness (62.1%) and health (46.3%). There was no association between the consumption of dietary supplements and performance in road races. The participants who did mental training presented 2.5 to 2.3 times higher chance of better performance compared to the participants who did not do mental training (p=0.020 and 0.039, respectively). We hypothesized that dietary supplementation without nutritional follow-up does not offer sporting advantage and that mental training is associated with better performance in recreational runners. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0740/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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“…Other technique used, were breathing techniques, autogenic training, imagery/visualization. Their biofeedback signs (heart rate and galvanic skin response) were assessed before and after study intervention (12). Yoga practices comprising Asana training, Pranaya training, and meditation were done 3 times a week, for 8 weeks on the basis of keeping proper postures, stretching the muscles of the extremities, trunk and neck done in all postures of standing, sitting, supine and prone.…”

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Psychophysiological Responses to Cognitive and Physical Training in Obese Elderly

Naghavi

Taheri

Irandoust

2018

Int J Sport Stud Hlth

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Objectives: Increasing prevalence rate of anxiety disorders in elderly populations especially due to physical limitations has become a key concern for health authorities. Therefore, the objective of the study was to investigate the effects of cognitive and physical training on anxiety in the Elderly. Methods: 49 aged females (62.3 ± 2.6 years) with BMI of 35-49.99 kg/m 2 were assigned to one of three groups: Cognitive (n = 17), yoga (n = 16) and control group (n = 16). The cognitive training protocol focusing on breathing techniques, autogenic training, imagery/visualization, included an 8-week period, three sessions a week. Yoga practices comprising Asana training, Pranaya training, and meditation were conducted 3 times a week, for 8 weeks. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was given before yoga practice and cognitive training. Biofeedback devices were used to monitor galvanic skin resistance and resting heart rate. The data were analyzed using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA test. Results: The results indicated that both cognitive and physical training had a significant difference on Anxiety in the training groups (P ≤ 0.05), while no significant change was found for control group (P ≥ 0.05). Furthermore, both training modes decreased the skin potential response (SPR) (P < 0.001). In addition, physical training group had lower resting heart rate after intervention compared to the cognitive and control groups (respectively, P = 0.04 and P = 0.001) lower heart rate and skin conductance level over the entire measurement period. Conclusions: It was concluded that the health benefits of yoga aren't not specific to maintaining physical health, but also extends to lowering the anxiety in elderly with obesity. It was also suggested that cognitive training can mitigate the anxiety symptoms in the elderly while no physical changes were shown in cognitive training.

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Use of mental techniques for competition and recovery in professional athletes

Cited by 30 publications

References 23 publications

Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study

Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study

Association of Dietary Supplements and Mental Training With Performance in Road Races

Psychophysiological Responses to Cognitive and Physical Training in Obese Elderly

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