Effects of Censoring Explicit Language in Music on Resistance Exercise Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. One-Repetition Maximum (1-RM) and Familiarization
2.4. Explicit and Censored Music
2.5. Procedures
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Repetitions and Mean Velocity
3.2. Rating of Perceived Exertion, Motivation, and Arousal
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Descriptive Characteristics (n = 11) | Mean ± SD |
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Age (years) | 23.9 ± 3.8 |
Height (cm) | 175.2 ± 6.2 |
Body Mass (kg) | 83.9 ± 12.6 |
RT Experiences (years) | 7.6 ± 2.9 |
1-RM (kg) | 122.5 ± 15.7 |
Relative 1-RM (kg) | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
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Ballmann, C.G.; Porrill, S.L.; Rogers, R.R.; Ervin, Z.H.; Neal, B.R.; Nguyen, H.M.; Spears, P.N.; Strickland, J.E.; Zavala, J.; Washmuth, N.B. Effects of Censoring Explicit Language in Music on Resistance Exercise Performance. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10, 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020224
Ballmann CG, Porrill SL, Rogers RR, Ervin ZH, Neal BR, Nguyen HM, Spears PN, Strickland JE, Zavala J, Washmuth NB. Effects of Censoring Explicit Language in Music on Resistance Exercise Performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2025; 10(2):224. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020224
Chicago/Turabian StyleBallmann, Christopher G., Sophia L. Porrill, Rebecca R. Rogers, Zachary H. Ervin, Brittany R. Neal, Haley M. Nguyen, Phoebe N. Spears, Jonathan E. Strickland, Jesus Zavala, and Nicholas B. Washmuth. 2025. "Effects of Censoring Explicit Language in Music on Resistance Exercise Performance" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 10, no. 2: 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020224
APA StyleBallmann, C. G., Porrill, S. L., Rogers, R. R., Ervin, Z. H., Neal, B. R., Nguyen, H. M., Spears, P. N., Strickland, J. E., Zavala, J., & Washmuth, N. B. (2025). Effects of Censoring Explicit Language in Music on Resistance Exercise Performance. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(2), 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020224