Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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1- Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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2- Associate Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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3- MSc, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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4- PhD, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Listening to the music during the exercise improves some physiological and psychological factors. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of music on anaerobic performance response in young male and female athletes. 14 male (mean age 22.28±1.58) and 10 female (mean age 21.30±1.85) physical education students participated voluntarily in this quasi-experimental study. Using a counter-balanced design, the subjects took the Wingate test in two sessions with and without fast tempo music. Indicators of anaerobic performance (power peak, power mean, power drop) were measured. Data were analyzed with SPSS (two-way analysis of variance) at the significance level of P≤0.05. Results indicated that the variables of power peak and mean anaerobic power were higher with music than without music (P=0.049, P=0.01). When the interaction effects of music and gender were considered, there were no significant differences and music had the same effect on both genders. As for the variable of percentage of power drop, there were no significant differences between performance with and without music. Gender did not have any significant differences between males and females (P>0.05). However, when the interaction effects of music and gender were considered, females exhibited a lower power drop in response to music (P=0.05). In general, fast tempo music had a significant effect on improving anaerobic performance in the male and female athletes, and females exhibited less power drop than men during anaerobic exercises accompanied by music.
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