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THE EFFECTS OF SELF-SELECTED MUSIC ON EXERCISE PERFORMANCE DURING A WINGATE ANAEROBIC CYCLE TEST

Abstract

THE EFFECTS OF SELF-SELECTED MUSIC ON EXERCISE PERFORMANCE DURING A WINGATE ANAEROBIC CYCLE TEST

M. Waldorf, E. Yoder, J. Kriegbaum, P. Inouye, and W. M. Silvers

Whitworth University, Spokane, WA

There has been much investigation into the use of music as an ergogenic aid to facilitate exercise performance. It has been shown to help divert an individual’s mind from his/her level of fatigue and, therefore, enhance power output. PURPOSE: To compare the effects of self-selected music and no music conditions on mean power (MP) and peak power (PP) output, fatigue index (FI), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and heart rate (HR) during an anaerobic Wingate (WIN) cycle test. METHODS: We examined twenty-one healthy, college-aged, recreationally active males (n=12) and females (n=2) who completed two separate 30-s WIN cycle tests where they were exposed to two conditions: one with self-selected music and one without music. For the music condition, the musical stimulus was applied during the work portion of the test only. The music conditions were randomly chosen prior to each participant’s trial. MP, PP, and FI were recorded for the entire 30-s WIN test. Heart rate was recorded at the onset of resistance and again immediately after the test. An RPE score based on the 15-point Borg scale was recorded immediately after each participant finished the WIN test. Paired t-tests were used to determine significant differences between music conditions for each dependent variable. RESULTS: MP and PP were significantly higher (p = 0.04 and p = 0.05, respectively) during the music condition. No statistical differences were found between music and no music conditions for all dependent variables (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, MP and PP increased when participants listened to self-selected music versus when they did not during WIN cycle tests. Notably, the improvements in power were achieved without increases in RPE, FI, or HR, which is a finding consistent with previous research. However, statistical power for this study was low (0.04), which suggests that: 1) the findings have limited inference to other scenarios, and/or 2) there is a large possibility that the lack of significant differences for RPE, FI, and HR were attributed to a Type II error.

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