58 - Training Tunes

​If you're an endurance athlete of colour and want to take us up on our offer to help you in this sport, please get in touch. And if you like the show, please support us! 4:00 effects of music on performance were studied during three phases Before exercise During exercise During recovery 5:30 using music to motivate sedentary people to exercise by Madison at al. No benefit derived from listening to music during exercise Motivation to commence exercising was not captured / studied Enjoyment of exercise was higher in the ‘with music’ group 15:15 effects of psychological priming on anaerobic performance by Loizou and Karageorghis May be directly applicable to endurance (aerobic) athletes performing interval workouts with some anaerobic component: e.g. HIIT Priming with music improved mean power output and peak power output by 5-7% in a Wingate testing Adding video stimulation provided even better results Michael’s favorite triathlon finish video 26:00 a meta analysis of music in exercise by Karageorghis et al. Research done before the mid 1990s is not robust Music increases motivation to exercise Extroverts have a stronger response to ‘lively’ music than introverts Preconceptions for music types. Music types that are typically associated with exercise are performance enhancing 32:30 best practices for selecting music to incorporate into your training from Karageorghis et al. 125 -140bpm Familiar beat Synchronous rhythm is ideal for repetitive motion activities like walking / running / cycling Asynchronous rhythm can be used for activities like weightlifting Containing affirmational or movement-related lyrics Be SAFE! Do not impair your ability to hear your surroundings Producer note: Bush’s Machinehead was released in 1994