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Article Dans Une Revue European Journal of Applied Physiology Année : 2024

Enhancing endurance performance with combined imagined and actual physical practice

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Purpose The perception of effort exerts influence in determining task failure during endurance performance. Training interventions blending physical and cognitive tasks yielded promising results in enhancing performance. Motor imagery can decrease the perception of effort. Whether combining motor imagery and physical training improves endurance remains to be understood, and this was the aim of this study. Methods Participants (24 ± 3 year) were assigned to a motor imagery (n = 16) or a control (n = 17) group. Both groups engaged in physical exercises targeting the knee extensors (i.e., wall squat, 12 training sessions, 14-days), with participants from the motor imagery group also performing motor imagery. Each participant visited the laboratory Pre and Post-training, during which we assessed endurance performance through a sustained submaximal isometric knee extension contraction until task failure, at either 20% or 40% of the maximal voluntary contraction peak torque. Perceptions of effort and muscle pain were measured during the exercise. Results We reported no changes in endurance performance for the control group. Endurance performance in the motor imagery group exhibited significant improvements when the intensity of the sustained isometric exercise closely matched that used in training. These enhancements were less pronounced when considering the higher exercise intensity. No reduc- tion in perception of effort was observed in both groups. There was a noticeable decrease in muscle pain perception within the motor imagery group Post training. Conclusion Combining motor imagery and physical training may offer a promising avenue for enhancing endurance perfor- mance and managing pain in various contexts.
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hal-04586980 , version 1 (24-05-2024)

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Robin Souron, Benjamin Pageaux, Nathan Grosboillot, Aymeric Guillot, Mathieu Gruet, et al.. Enhancing endurance performance with combined imagined and actual physical practice. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2024, ⟨10.1007/s00421-024-05510-6⟩. ⟨hal-04586980⟩
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