Why the study?
It was unclear whether anticipatory cardiorespiratory responses depend on subsequent exercise intensity and whether these adjustments enhance performance during high-intensity exercise.
Does an anticipatory countdown prior to exercise improve cardiorespiratory responses and time to exhaustion in healthy men?
Does an anticipatory countdown prior to exercise improve cardiorespiratory responses and time to exhaustion in healthy men?
Anticipatory cardiorespiratory adjustments prior to exercise significantly enhance time to exhaustion during high-intensity exercise in healthy men.
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Anticipation may enhance high-intensity exercise tolerance in healthy men; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before practice implications.
Miyamoto et al. (2022) studied this question.
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