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Exercise Physiology and Sport Psychology in Competition Sports
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Exercise Physiology and Sport Psychology in Competition Sports

A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2018) | Viewed by 9413

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Ian Heazlewood

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Theme Exercise and Sport Science, School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
Interests: mathematical and statistical modelling of high performance athletes in athletics and world masters sports; prediction of performance using multivariate statistical modelling and multidisciplinary (biomechanics, exercise physiology, sport psychology, motor control and learning) approaches; exercise and sport psychology, including research designs and applications of neural networks across sports of World Masters Games, athletics, master’s rugby and rugby, triathlon and karate; interrelationships of force, power, speed, work and fatigue indices predicting and discriminating ability levels within competition sports performance

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Sports will blend the disciplines of exercise physiology and sport psychology and the important role that both disciplines contribute to understanding factors that enhance high-performance competitive sports. In this Special Issue, we encourage multidisciplinary approaches where both disciplines are included in predicting competition performance, where multiple measures are employed using the many subdisciplines that exist in exercise physiology and sports psychology. In exercise physiology this could include topics such as bioenergetics, strength, aerobic power, anaerobic power, kinathropometrics and recovery strategies. In sport psychology topics as multiple theories predicting motivation, use of sports imagery, goal setting, arousal and stress regulation, factors predicting sport burnout and team dynamics and cohesion. In terms of analytical approaches the application of more complex multivariate approaches to predict sports competition outcomes to reveal the more complex interactions between predictive variables and sport outcome variables. Innovative research designs are encouraged, as well as a relevant “take home message” for the reader with direct applications to athlete, team training and competition.  

 

Prof. Ian Heazlewood
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Exercise
  • Physiology
  • Sport
  • Psychology
  • Sports competition
  • Prediction
  • Multidisciplinary

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Influence of Training Load on Mood Disturbance at Sea Level and 3900 m Altitude: A Case Study of a Wheelchair Athlete
by Santiago Sanz-Quinto, Gabriel Brizuela, Raúl López-Grueso, Ian Rice and Manuel Moya-Ramón
Sports 2018, 6(4), 122; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040122 - 22 Oct 2018
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The purpose of this case study was to investigate the influence of a training load (TL), oxygen saturation (SO2) and blood pressure (BP) on mood states in a wheelchair marathoner during (7 weeks at sea level (SL), 5 weeks at 3860 [...] Read more.
The purpose of this case study was to investigate the influence of a training load (TL), oxygen saturation (SO2) and blood pressure (BP) on mood states in a wheelchair marathoner during (7 weeks at sea level (SL), 5 weeks at 3860 m altitude, 1 week returning to SL). TL was obtained with Foster’s equation while mood states were obtained with the Profile of Mood States Questionnaire (POMS). Furthermore, SO2 and BP were assessed upon wakening. SO2 (%) decreased at altitude, compared to SL (88.31 ± 2.46 vs. 98.52 ± 0.11) and increased until the last week at altitude (92.64 ± 1.12). Systolic pressure (SP) increased at altitude compared to pre-altitude (126.0 ± 5.1 vs. 107.6 ± 4.4 mmhg), and was not different from the last week at altitude. Controlling for SO2 and SP, differences were also observed in fatigue (97.66 ± 18.92 vs. 17.39 ± 13.71) and vigor (73.23 ± 8.62 vs. 26.48 ± 11.89) as a function of altitude. Upon return to SL, fatigue, vigor, SO2 and SP returned to pre values. This case study demonstrated the POMS was sensitive to worsening patterns in fatigue and vigor at altitude through a practical survey approach combined with daily physiological assessment. Full article
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Changes in Pain and Nutritional Intake Modulate Ultra-Running Performance: A Case Report
by Russ Best, Benjamin Barwick, Alice Best, Nicolas Berger, Claire Harrison, Matthew Wright and Julie Sparrow
Sports 2018, 6(4), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040111 - 04 Oct 2018
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Ultra-endurance running provides numerous physiological, psychological, and nutritional challenges to the athlete and supporting practitioners. We describe the changes in physiological status, psychological condition, and nutritional intake over the course of two 100-mile running races, with differing outcomes: non-completion and completion. Athlete perception [...] Read more.
Ultra-endurance running provides numerous physiological, psychological, and nutritional challenges to the athlete and supporting practitioners. We describe the changes in physiological status, psychological condition, and nutritional intake over the course of two 100-mile running races, with differing outcomes: non-completion and completion. Athlete perception of pain, freshness, and motivation differed between events, independent of rating of perceived exertion. Our data suggest that the integration of multiple sensations (freshness, motivation, hunger, pain, and thirst) produce performance. Increases in carbohydrate feeding (+5 g·h−1) and protein intake (+0.3 g·kg−1) also likely contributed to successful completion of a 100-mile race, by reducing the fractional utilization of maximal oxygen uptake and satiating hunger, respectively. Nutritional data support the notion that the gut is a trainable, and critical organ with respect to ultra-endurance performance. Finally, we propose future research to investigate the rate at which peak feeding occurs throughout ultra-endurance events, as this may further serve to personalize sports nutrition strategies. Full article
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