The effect of music during warm-up on consecutive anaerobic performance in elite adolescent volleyball players

Music is believed to improve athletic performance. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of arousing music during warm-up on anaerobic performance in elite national level adolescent volleyball players. Twenty-four players (12 males and 12 females) performed the Wingate Anaerobic T...

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Published inInternational journal of sports medicine Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 321
Main Authors Eliakim, M, Meckel, Y, Nemet, D, Eliakim, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.04.2007
Subjects
Acoustic Stimulation
Adolescent
Anaerobic Threshold - physiology
Analysis of Variance
Female
Humans
Male
Music
Physical Endurance
Sports - physiology
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Summary:Music is believed to improve athletic performance. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of arousing music during warm-up on anaerobic performance in elite national level adolescent volleyball players. Twenty-four players (12 males and 12 females) performed the Wingate Anaerobic Test following a 10-minute warm-up with and without music (two separate occasions, random order). During warm-up with music, mean heart rate was significantly higher. Following the warm-up with music, peak anaerobic power was significantly higher in all volleyball players (10.7 +/- 0.3 vs. 11.1 +/- 0.3 Watts/kg, p < 0.05, without and with music, respectively). Gender did not influence the effect of music on peak anaerobic power. Music had no significant effect on mean anaerobic output or fatigue index in both genders. Music affects warm-up and may have a transient beneficial effect on anaerobic performance.
ISSN:0172-4622
1439-3964
DOI:10.1055/s-2006-924360