Kinesiology 122.3

Logan McIlmoyl

Student # 11068356

Sept.29th, 2008

Title: Performance Enhancement With Music in Rowing Sprint.
Authors:
Rendi, M''ria1 Szabo, Attila2 Szab'', Tam''s1
Source:
Sport Psychologist Jun2008, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p175 8p.
Language:
English
Subject Terms: *ROWERS *PSYCHOLOGY *ROWING *ATHLETES *SPORTS -- Psychological aspects MUSIC -- Psychological aspects MUSIC -- Physiological effect PSYCHOLOGICAL aspects
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of fast- and slow-tempo music on 500-m rowing sprint performances. Twenty-two rowers performed 500-m sprints 3 times: rowing without music, rowing to slow music, and rowing to fast tempo music. Strokes per minute (SPM), time to completion, (TTC), and rated perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded. Although RPE did not differ between the rowing conditions, TTC was shortest in the fast music condition. Further, shorter TTC was observed in the slow music condition in contrast to the control condition, indicating that slow music also enhanced performance. The strongest treatment effects emerged, however, in the examination of the SPM that were significantly higher during rowing to fast music in comparison with rowing to slow music or no music. These results suggest that fast music acts as an external psyching-up stimulus in brief and strenuous muscle work. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
Author Affiliations: 1 Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.; 2 National Institute for Sport Talent Care and Sport Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
ISSN:
08884781
Document Information: Publication Type: Journal Article Update Code: 20080613
Accession Number: 32594759
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Having been involved in sport for as long as I can remember, I know that there are many things that can make or break a performance. This article discussed whether or not listening to music made a significant difference to your performance when active in sport, specifically rowing in this case. I selected this article because it was a study on something similar to what I do during sport. I tend to get myself psyched for game days on the soccer pitch with fast tempo music such as techno or rock and roll. I was very interested to see scientifically if these different types of music, being fast or slow, or no music at all, produces a difference in performance. In this article, there were three things confirmed. I learned that fatigue in a high intensity workout cannot be blocked out by music. However, in a low intensity workout, music does have distracting effects, which enable the perceived exertion of an athlete to become lower then it actually is. Also, I learned that fast tempo music increases arousal, which increases the performance of the athlete. This was found to occur because the fast tempo music acts as a psyching-up effect. On the other hand, I learned that during a short period of extreme exertion, an athlete pays much more attention to performance stimuli rather than environmental stimuli such as music. This means that the music would only be affecting the athlete on subconscious levels. An additional thing which I learned was that slow tempo music does not slow the athlete down. At first I thought that because fast tempo music sped an athlete up, I thought slow tempo music would slow down the athlete. In fact, because it is music, it still enhances the performance of the runner, but not to the same level as fast tempo music. I found this interesting to know. It is good to know that there are easy ways like this to enhance you performance, such as listening to some enjoyable music.