Modelling the relationships between training, anxiety, and fatigue in elite athletes

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serval:BIB_C8712EB8A94E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Modelling the relationships between training, anxiety, and fatigue in elite athletes
Journal
International Journal of Sports Medicine
Author(s)
Millet G.P., Groslambert A., Barbier B., Rouillon J.D., Candau R.B.
ISSN
0172-4622
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
26
Number
6
Pages
492-498
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Clinical Trial ; Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of 40-week training on anxiety and perceived fatigue in four elite triathletes. Anxiety and perceived fatigue were self-reported by the subjects twice a week by the way of a specific questionnaire and were linked by a mathematical model to the training loads calculated from the exercise heart rate. A significant relationship (r=0.32; p<0.001) between the training loads and anxiety was identified using a two-component model: a first, negative (i.e., anxiety decreased) short-term (tau (1)=23 days) function and a second, positive long-term (tau (2)=59 days) function. The relationship between the training loads and perceived fatigue was significant (r=0.30; p<0.001), with one negative function (tau (1)=4 days). This mathematical model can potentially describe the relationships between training loads and anxiety or perceived fatigue and may improve both the adjustment of the duration of tapering and the early detection of staleness.
Keywords
Adult, Anxiety/psychology, Competitive Behavior, Fatigue/psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Physical Education and Training/methods, Physical Endurance, Sports/psychology, Workload/psychology
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