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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2014

Application of decision-making theory to the regulation of muscular work rate during self-paced competitive endurance activity.

Andrew Renfree, Louise Martin, Dominic Micklewright, Alan St Clair Gibson

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Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 169 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew RenfreeInstitute of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ, UK, a.renfree@worc.ac.uk.
Louise Martin
Dominic Micklewright
Alan St Clair Gibson
University of Worcester · GBNorthumbria University · GBUniversity of Essex · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful participation in competitive endurance activities requires continual regulation of muscular work rate in order to maximise physiological performance capacities, meaning that individuals must make numerous decisions with regards to the muscular work rate selected at any point in time. Decisions relating to the setting of appropriate goals and the overall strategic approach to be utilised are made prior to the commencement of an event, whereas tactical decisions are made during the event itself. This review examines current theories of decision-making in an attempt to explain the manner in which regulation of muscular work is achieved during athletic activity. We describe rational and heuristic theories, and relate these to current models of regulatory processes during self-paced exercise in an attempt to explain observations made in both laboratory and competitive environments. Additionally, we use rational and heuristic theories in an attempt to explain the influence of the presence of direct competitors on the quality of the decisions made during these activities. We hypothesise that although both rational and heuristic models can plausibly explain many observed behaviours in competitive endurance activities, the complexity of the environment in which such activities occur would imply that effective rational decision-making is unlikely. However, at present, many proposed models of the regulatory process share similarities with rational models. We suggest enhanced understanding of the decision-making process during self-paced activities is crucial in order to improve the ability to understand regulation of performance and performance outcomes during athletic activity.

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Decision MakingDecision TheoryAthletesFeedback, PhysiologicalHumansModels, BiologicalMuscle FatigueMuscle, SkeletalPhysical Endurance

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PMID24113898
OpenAlexW2013199140

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