Influence of Music on Wingate Anaerobic Test Performance

While several studies have investigated the effects of music on cardiovascular endurance performance and perceived exertion during exercise of moderate intensity, few studies have investigated such effects on supramaximal exercise bouts. The purpose of the present study was to assess whether music a...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 1999-02, Vol.88 (1), p.292-296
Main Authors: Pujol, Thomas J., Langenfeld, Mark E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Anaerobiosis - physiology
Analysis of Variance
Biometrics
Exercise
Exercise Test - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Music
Physical Endurance - physiology
Physical Exertion - physiology
Physical fitness
Psychology
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Summary:While several studies have investigated the effects of music on cardiovascular endurance performance and perceived exertion during exercise of moderate intensity, few studies have investigated such effects on supramaximal exercise bouts. The purpose of the present study was to assess whether music affects performance on the Wingate Anaerobic Test. Each of the 12 men and 3 women were required to report to the laboratory on two occasions, once for tests in the music condition and once for tests in the nonmusic condition. Conditions were randomly ordered. All music selections were set at the same tempo. On each test day subjects performed a series of three Wingate Anaerobic Tests with 30-sec. rests in between. On Test 3 subjects were asked to continue pedaling until fatigued. Mean Power Output, Maximum Power Output, Minimum Power Output, and Fatigue Index were compared between conditions for each test using a repeated-measures analysis of variance. Time to fatigue on Trial 3 compared by analysis of variance gave no significant differences between conditions for any measures.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.1999.88.1.292