%0 Journal Article
%T The Effects of Music on High-intensity Short-term Exercise in Well Trained Athletes
%A Mohamed Jarraya
%A Hamdi Chtourou
%A Asma Aloui
%A Omar Hammouda
%J Asian journal of Sports Medicine
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Purpose:The purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of listening to music during warm-up on short-term supramaximal performances during the 30-s Wingate test in highly trained athletes.Methods:Twelve young male athletes (20.6¡À1.8 yrs, 177¡À4.4 cm and 72.3¡À5.3 kg) underwent two Wingate tests in separate sessions with a recovery period of 48 h in-between, either after a 10 min of warm-up with (MWU) or without (NMWU) music. High tempo music (> 120 to 140bpm) was selected for the study. Heart rate (HR) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded after the warm-up (for HR = average of warm-up) and immediately after the Wingate test.Results: HR, RPE and the fatigue index during the Wingate test are not affected by the incorporation of music during warm-up. However, power output (Ppeak and Pmean) was significantly higher after MWU than NMWU (p < 0.05). The relative increases were 4.1 ¡À 3.6 and 4.0 ¡À 3.7 W¡€kg-1 for Ppeak and Pmean respectively. These findings demonstrated the beneficial effect of music duringwarm-up on short-term supramaximal performances.Conclusions: As it¡¯s a legal method and an additional aid, music may be used during warm-up before performing activities requiring powerful lower limbs¡¯muscles contractions during short-term supramaximal exercises.
%K Anaerobic Threshold
%K Warm-up Exercise
%K Wingate test
%K Music
%U http://asjsm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/asjsm/article/view/280/pdf