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Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males

Humans exposed to hypoxia are susceptible to physiological and psychological impairment. Music has ergogenic effects through enhancing psychological factors such as mood, emotion, and cognition. This study aimed to investigate music as a tool for mitigating the performance decrements observed in hyp...

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Main Authors: Kate O’Keeffe, Jacob Dean, Simon Hodder, Alex Lloyd
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Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18008852.v1
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author Kate O’Keeffe
Jacob Dean
Simon Hodder
Alex Lloyd
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Simon Hodder
Alex Lloyd
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description Humans exposed to hypoxia are susceptible to physiological and psychological impairment. Music has ergogenic effects through enhancing psychological factors such as mood, emotion, and cognition. This study aimed to investigate music as a tool for mitigating the performance decrements observed in hypoxia. Thirteen males (mean ± SD; 24 ± 4 years) completed one familiarization session and four experimental trials; (1) normoxia (sea level, 0.209 FiO2) and no music; (2) normoxia (0.209 FiO2) with music; (3) normobaric hypoxia (∼3800 m, 0.13 FiO2) and no music; and (4) normobaric hypoxia (0.13 FiO2) with music. Experimental trials were completed at 21°C with 50% relative humidity. Music was self-selected prior to the familiarization session. Each experimental trial included a 15-min time trial on an arm bike, followed by a 60-s isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the biceps brachii. Supramaximal nerve stimulation quantified central and peripheral fatigue with voluntary activation (VA%) calculated using the doublet interpolation method. Average power output (W) was reduced with a main effect of hypoxia (p = 0.02) and significantly increased with a main effect of music (p = 0.001). When combined the interaction was additive (p = 0.87). Average MVC force (N) was reduced in hypoxia (p = 0.03) but VA% of the biceps brachii was increased with music (p = 0.02). Music reduced subjective scores of mental effort, breathing discomfort, and arm discomfort in hypoxia (p < 0.001). Music increased maximal physical exertion through enhancing neural drive and diminishing detrimental mental processes, enhancing performance in normoxia (6.3%) and hypoxia (6.4%).
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spelling rr-article-180088522021-12-10T00:00:00Z Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males Kate O’Keeffe (8117303) Jacob Dean (7110254) Simon Hodder (1250862) Alex Lloyd (1260555) music hypoxia physical performance motivation combined stressors Humans exposed to hypoxia are susceptible to physiological and psychological impairment. Music has ergogenic effects through enhancing psychological factors such as mood, emotion, and cognition. This study aimed to investigate music as a tool for mitigating the performance decrements observed in hypoxia. Thirteen males (mean ± SD; 24 ± 4 years) completed one familiarization session and four experimental trials; (1) normoxia (sea level, 0.209 FiO<sub>2</sub>) and no music; (2) normoxia (0.209 FiO<sub>2</sub>) with music; (3) normobaric hypoxia (∼3800 m, 0.13 FiO<sub>2</sub>) and no music; and (4) normobaric hypoxia (0.13 FiO<sub>2</sub>) with music. Experimental trials were completed at 21°C with 50% relative humidity. Music was self-selected prior to the familiarization session. Each experimental trial included a 15-min time trial on an arm bike, followed by a 60-s isometric maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the biceps brachii. Supramaximal nerve stimulation quantified central and peripheral fatigue with voluntary activation (VA%) calculated using the doublet interpolation method. Average power output (W) was reduced with a main effect of hypoxia (p = 0.02) and significantly increased with a main effect of music (p = 0.001). When combined the interaction was additive (p = 0.87). Average MVC force (N) was reduced in hypoxia (p = 0.03) but VA% of the biceps brachii was increased with music (p = 0.02). Music reduced subjective scores of mental effort, breathing discomfort, and arm discomfort in hypoxia (p < 0.001). Music increased maximal physical exertion through enhancing neural drive and diminishing detrimental mental processes, enhancing performance in normoxia (6.3%) and hypoxia (6.4%). 2021-12-10T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/18008852.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Self-selected_motivational_music_enhances_physical_performance_in_normoxia_and_hypoxia_in_young_healthy_males/18008852 CC BY 4.0
spellingShingle music
hypoxia
physical performance
motivation
combined stressors
Kate O’Keeffe
Jacob Dean
Simon Hodder
Alex Lloyd
Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title_full Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title_fullStr Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title_full_unstemmed Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title_short Self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
title_sort self-selected motivational music enhances physical performance in normoxia and hypoxia in young healthy males
topic music
hypoxia
physical performance
motivation
combined stressors
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18008852.v1