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ArticleSports medicine - open2022

Application of a Reactive Agility Training Program Using Light-Based Stimuli to Enhance the Physical and Cognitive Performance of Car Racing Drivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Dávid Horváth, János Négyesi, Tamás Győri, Botond Szűcs, Péter János Tóth, Zsolt Matics, Csaba Ökrös, Sándor Sáfár, Nikolett Szabó, Beáta Takács and 5 more

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Article in Sports medicine - open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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15 authors.

Dávid HorváthDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary. david.horvath@fit4race.com.
János NégyesiDivision of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-3242
Tamás GyőriFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Botond SzűcsFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Péter János TóthFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Zsolt MaticsFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Csaba ÖkrösDeparment of Sport Games, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary.
Sándor SáfárTraining Theory and Methodology Research Center, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary.
Nikolett SzabóNational Academy of Handball, Balatonboglár, Hungary.
Beáta TakácsFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Róbert KathyFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Klára TóthFit4Race Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
David P FergusonDepartment of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Ryoichi NagatomiDivision of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3038-7202
Levente RáczDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a need to develop strategies that could contribute to the physical and mental preparation of motorsport athletes. A common method used by experienced motorsport athlete physical trainers is flashing light devices to train or assess reactive agility, despite limited evidence. Therefore, in the present study, we determined the effects of a 6-week reactive agility training program using light-based stimuli on the physiological and cognitive abilities of car racing drivers. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe CONSORT guidelines for randomized controlled trial were used. In a single-blinded randomized controlled trial, 24 car racing drivers (EXP, n = 12; CON, n = 12) performed a comprehensive battery of cognitive tests marketed specifically at motorsport athletes from Vienna test system (VTS) at rest or during moderate intensity exercise on a bicycle. Physiological abilities were determined via a maximal incremental cardio-respiratory treadmill test. Baseline and post-intervention tests were performed on three consecutive days. Participants in EXP underwent a 6-week intervention consisting of 60-min training sessions twice a week using the Witty SEM light stimulus.

resultsParticipants in EXP but not in CON performed some of the VTS cognitive tasks with higher accuracy and/or shorter reaction time after the intervention at rest and during exercise. Car racing drivers performed the STROOP word-reading condition more accurately when the task was performed during the exercise vs. rest, regardless of group. In addition, the intervention induced beneficial changes in peak heart rate (HR), HR at gas exchange threshold, ventilation, and relative maximal oxygen consumption (rVO

conclusionOverall, the reactive agility training program using light-based stimuli appeared to be efficient to induce beneficial effects on some physiological and cognitive performance measures; therefore, it may have the potential to contribute to car racing drivers' physical and mental performance.

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Automobile racingCognitive performanceDriver scienceHeart rate recoveryMaximal oxygen consumptionMotorsportVienna test system

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PMCPMC9445110

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