Arousal/Stress Effects of "Overwatch" eSports Game Competition in Collegiate Gamers.

Autor:	Kraemer WJ; Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.; Human Performance Collaborative, Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.; Exercise Medicine Research Institute.; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia., Caldwell LK; Applied Physiology Laboratory, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas., Post EM; Exercise Science Department, Ohio Dominican, Columbus, Ohio., Beeler MK; Department of Exercise Science, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska., Emerson A; Human Performance Collaborative, Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Volek JS; Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Maresh CM; Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Fogt JS; Human Performance Collaborative, Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.; The College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Fogt N; Human Performance Collaborative, Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.; The College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Häkkinen K; Neuromuscular Research Center, Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland., Newton RU; Exercise Medicine Research Institute.; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia., Lopez P; Exercise Medicine Research Institute.; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia., Sanchez BN; Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Onate JA; Human Performance Collaborative, Office of Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.; School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and.; Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of strength and conditioning research [J Strength Cond Res] 2022 Oct 01; Vol. 36 (10), pp. 2671-2675. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 21.
DOI:	10.1519/JSC.0000000000004319
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Kraemer, WJ, Caldwell, LK, Post, EM, Beeler, MK, Emerson, A, Volek, JS, Maresh, CM, Fogt, JS, Fogt, N, Häkkinen, K, Newton, RU, Lopez, P, Sanchez, BN, and Onate, JA. Arousal/stress effects of "Overwatch" eSports game competition in collegiate gamers. J Strength Cond Res 36(10): 2671-2675, 2022-To date, no physical response data are available for one of the most popular eSport games, Overwatch . The purpose of this investigation was to describe the stress signaling associated with competitive Overwatch play and to understand how acute hormonal responses may affect performance. Thirty-two male college-aged gamers (age: 21.3 ± 2.7 years; estimated time played per week: 18 ± 15 hours) completed the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to a 6-player team to compete in a tournament-style match. Salivary measures of cortisol and testosterone were collected immediately before (PRE) and after (POST) the first-round game, with the heart rate recorded continuously during the match. The mean characteristics were calculated for each variable and comparisons made by the skill level. Significance was defined as p ≤ 0.05. There were no differences in measures of salivary cortisol. A differential response pattern was observed by the skill level for testosterone. The low skill group displayed a significant increase in testosterone with game play (mean ± SD , testosterone PRE: 418.3 ± 89.5 pmol·L -1 , POST: 527.6 ± 132.4 pmol·L -1 , p < 0.001), whereas no change was observed in the high skill group. There were no differences in heart rate characteristics between skill groups. Overall, the average heart rate was 107.2 ± 17.8 bpm with an average max heart rate of 133.3 ± 19.1 bpm. This study provides unique physiological evidence that a sedentary Overwatch match modulates endocrine and cardiovascular responses, with the skill level emerging as a potential modulator. (Copyright © 2022 National Strength and Conditioning Association.)
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