ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2018
Mental fatigue does not alter performance or neuromuscular fatigue development during self-paced exercise in recreationally trained cyclists.
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- Assessing the Evidential Value of Mental Fatigue and Exercise Research.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Prior Cognitive Exertion on Physical Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of social media use versus computerized Stroop task on EEG spectral power and physical performance in Taekwondo athletes: an experimental randomized trial.Experimental brain research · 2025Trial
- Mental fatigue impairs physical performance but not the neural drive to the muscle: a preliminary analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Trial
- Beep Test Performance Is Influenced by 30 Minutes of Cognitive Work.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Trial
- Current Practices for Mental Fatigue Quantification and Induction in Movement Science: Introducing the SPeCIFY Guidelines.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Mental Fatigue and Sports Performance of Athletes: Theoretical Explanation, Influencing Factors, and Intervention Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Effects of Mental Fatigue Induced by the Stroop Test on Muscular Endurance Performance and Neuromuscular Activation in Division III Female Athletes.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Fatigue development and perceived response during self-paced endurance exercise: state-of-the-art review.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
- Validity and Reliability of the Computrainer Lab™ During Simulated 40 and 100 km Time-Trials.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- No Effects of Mental Fatigue and Cerebral Stimulation on Physical Performance of Master Swimmers.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Mental Fatigue Might Be Not So Bad for Exercise Performance After All: A Systematic Review and Bias-Sensitive Meta-Analysis.Journal of cognition · 2020Review
- Force Control and Motor Unit Firing Behavior Following Mental Fatigue in Young Female and Male Adults.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2020Article
- Neuromuscular fatigue during whole body exercise.Current opinion in physiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mental fatigue, characterized by a subjective feeling of tiredness, on the development of neuromuscular fatigue during a 4-km cycling time trial (4-km TT).
methodsEight recreationally trained male cyclists performed a 4-km TT after either performing a prolonged cognitive task (mental fatigue) or after viewing emotionally neutral documentaries (control). The neuromuscular function of the knee extensors was assessed using electrical nerve stimulation at baseline, before (pre-TT), and after (post-TT) the 4-km TT. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and physiological variables were periodically measured during 4-km TT.
resultsSubjective ratings of fatigue increased significantly only after a prolonged cognitive task (P = 0.022). Neuromuscular function at baseline was similar between conditions and remained unchanged at pre-TT. Time to complete the 4-km TT was similar between control (376 ± 27 s) and mental fatigue (376 ± 26 s). There was no significant difference between conditions for RPE, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and HR throughout the exercise. The 4-km TT-induced similar decrease (from baseline to post-TT) in maximal voluntary contraction (mental fatigue - 11 ± 10%, control - 16 ± 12%), twitch force (mental fatigue - 26 ± 16%, control - 24 ± 17%), and voluntary activation (mental fatigue - 5 ± 7%, control - 3 ± 2%) for both conditions.
conclusionMental fatigue induced by prolonged cognitive task does not impair performance nor alter the degree of central and peripheral fatigue development during self-paced exercise in recreationally trained cyclists.
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