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 phasesBefore exerciseDuring exerciseDuring recovery5:30 using music to motivate sedentary people to exercise by Madison at al.No benefit derived from listening to music during exerciseMotivation to commence exercising was not captured / studiedEnjoyment of exercise was higher in the ‘with music’ group15:15 effects of psychological priming on anaerobic performance by Loizou and KarageorghisMay be directly applicable to endurance (aerobic) athletes performing interval workouts with some anaerobic component: e.g. HIITPriming with music improved mean power output and peak power output by 5-7% in a Wingate testingAdding video stimulation provided even better resultsMichael’s favorite triathlon finish video26:00 a meta analysis of music in exercise by Karageorghis et al.Research done before the mid 1990s is not robustMusic increases motivation to exerciseExtroverts have a stronger response to ‘lively’ music than introvertsPreconceptions for music types. Music types that are typically associated with exercise are performance enhancing32:30 best practices for selecting music to incorporate into your training from Karageorghis et al.125 -140bpmFamiliar beatSynchronous rhythm is ideal for repetitive motion activities like walking / running / cyclingAsynchronous rhythm can be used for activities like weightliftingContaining affirmational or movement-related lyricsBe SAFE! Do not impair your ability to hear your surroundingsProducer note: Bush’s Machinehead  was released in 1994