SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effects of Attentional Focus on Muscular Endurance: A Meta-Analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Preferred Reporting Items for Resistance Exercise Studies (PRIRES): A Checklist Developed Using an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Load and muscle group size influence the ergogenic effect of acute caffeine intake in muscular strength, power and endurance.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Effects of Meal Consumption on Isotonic Lingual Endurance in Healthy Adults: A Multi-Institutional Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Perceived Exertion, Neuromuscular Activation, and Training Volume in Older Adults: Validating RPE-1 in Moderate-Velocity Elastic Band Resistance Training.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- The Acute Effects of Internal, External, and Golf-Specific Attentional Focus Cues on Isometric Trunk Strength in Youth Golfers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Changes in the Brain with an External Focus of Attention: Neural Correlates.Exercise and sport sciences reviews · 2025Review
- The Effects of the Use of Plyometric Exercises with and without the Ball in the Development of Explosive Strength in Volleyball.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Focus of Attention in Coach Instructions for Technique Training in Sports: A Scrutinized Review of Review Studies.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Review
- Appropriate Reporting of Exercise Variables in Resistance Training Protocols: Much more than Load and Number of Repetitions.Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- The Acute Effects of Normobaric Hypoxia on Strength, Muscular Endurance and Cognitive Function: Influence of Dose and Sex.Biology · 2022Article
- An external focus of attention enhances table tennis backhand stroke accuracy in low-skilled players.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Several studies explored the effects of attentional focus on resistance exercise, but their analysed outcomes most commonly involved surface electromyography variables. Therefore, the effects of attentional focus on resistance exercise performance remain unclear. The aim of this review was to perform a meta-analysis examining the acute effects of external focus vs. internal focus vs. control on muscular endurance. Five databases were searched to find relevant studies. The data were pooled in a random-effects meta-analysis. In the analysis for external vs. internal focus of attention, there were seven comparisons with 14 study groups. In the analyses for external focus vs. control and internal focus vs. control, there were six comparisons with 12 study groups. An external focus of attention enhanced muscular endurance when compared with an internal focus (Cohen's
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