Journal article
It wears me out just imagining it! Mental imagery leads to muscle fatigue and diminished performance of isometric exercise
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the aftereffects of self-generated mental imagery of an effortful task on physical self-control endurance and muscle fatigue. Participants performed two isometric handgrip endurance trials (50% of maximum contraction) separated by either an imagery manipulation or a quiet rest period. The imagery group showed greater negative changes in endurance performance from trial 1 to trial 2 (p=.003, d=0.87) …
Authors
Graham JD; Sonne MWL; Bray SR
Journal
Biological Psychology, Vol. 103, , pp. 1–6
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.07.018
ISSN
0301-0511