Exploring the performance reserve: Effect of different magnitudes of power output deception on 4,000 m cycling time-trial performance.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a magnitude of deception of 5% in power output would lead to a greater reduction in the amount of time taken for participants to complete a 4000 m cycling TT than a magnitude of deception of 2% in power output, which we have previously shown can lead to a small change in 4000 m cycling TT performance.

Methods

Ten trained male cyclists completed four, 4000 m cycling TTs. The first served as a habituation and the second as a baseline for future trials. During trials three and four participants raced against a pacer which was set, in a randomized order, at a mean power output equal to 2% (+2% TT) or 5% (+5% TT) higher than their baseline performance. However participants were misled into believing that the power ou

SUBMITTER: Stone MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5344378 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature