ArticleFrontiers in psychology2018
Drive in Sports: How Mental Fatigue Affects Endurance Performance.
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- The effects of brain endurance training on physical endurance performance under mental fatigue and non-fatigued conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Interindividual Variability in Mental Fatigue-Related Impairments in Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review and Multiple Meta-regression.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- How to Tackle Mental Fatigue: A Systematic Review of Potential Countermeasures and Their Underlying Mechanisms.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Fatigue and Sport-Specific Psychomotor Performance: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of L-Tyrosine Ingestion on Endurance Performance in Mentally Fatigued Cyclists.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- High Mental Fatigue Magnitude Generates Greater Impaired Resistance Exercise Performance Than Moderate Mental Fatigue Magnitude in Trained Adults.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Effects of Different Recovery Modalities on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Recovery Perceptions, and Performance Following a Bout of High-Intensity Functional Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Cognitive tasks elicit mental fatigue and impair subsequent physical task endurance: Effects of task duration and type.Psychophysiology · 2022Trial
- The Effects of Mental Fatigue on Psychophysiological Responses, Mood States, and Archery Shooting Performance Under a Simulated Archery Competition: A Randomized Cross-Over Study.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Cognitive impairment and prefrontal TGF-β1 elevation in a rat model of fatigue.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mental fatigue in football: methodology and experimental protocol.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- A Pilot Study of the Effect of Locomotor and Mechanical Loads on Elite Rowers During Competition Days.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Targeting Myostatin as an Adjunct Treatment for the Preservation of Cardiometabolic and Skeletal Muscle Function in Type 1 Diabetes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Case Report: Case study of 100 consecutive IRONMAN®-distance triathlons-impact of race splits and sleep on the performance of an elite athlete.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Brain endurance training as a strategy for reducing mental fatigue.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Subjective mental fatigue ratings are not associated with basketball game-related statistics during official semiprofessional male games.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mental Fatigue and Sports Performance of Athletes: Theoretical Explanation, Influencing Factors, and Intervention Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Physical Exercise Explained: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Exercise fatigue diagnosis method based on short-time Fourier transform and convolutional neural network.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Bibliometric analysis of the effects of mental fatigue on athletic performance from 2001 to 2021.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Performance in endurance sports relies on athletes' drive, which is the sum of all factors pushing athletes to exert effort during exercise. Mental fatigue can influence endurance performance by decreasing athletes' drive to exercise. From a psychological point of view, mental fatigue has two separate components: it can affect drive by increasing the perceived effort necessary for a given task ("I cannot do this, I am too exhausted"), or by decreasing the perceived value of the reward that can be obtained ("I do not want to do this, it is not worth it"). Neurophysiological theories confirm this dual nature of mental fatigue. It is suggested that mental fatigue can activate the inhibition centers of the brain, increasing perceived effort for a given task, hence decreasing drive and willingness to act. On the other hand, it may also deactivate facilitative brain centers (normally responsible for motivated behavior and increased drive toward a reward), also resulting in decreased drive. In this Perspective we will adopt a multidimensional approach, describing how mental fatigue interacts with drive and performance in endurance exercise. We aim to show how mental fatigue affects endurance performance via two main mechanisms: perceived effort and reward. We will study the interaction between mental fatigue and other factors impacting on drive, such as perceived exertion and motivation, and examine how these factors combined result in athletes' exercise behavior (such as pacing) and performance. This will provide researchers, coaches, and athletes with useful tools in order to understand, influence and enhance athletes' drive in exercise, which is of high relevance in elite endurance sports, where mental fatigue, motivation, and stakes all are of the highest level.
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