Morning–evening differences of short-term maximal performance and psychological variables in female athletes

Autor: Wafa Jribi, Houda Bougrine, Ali Aloui, Jihen Khalfoun, Nafaa Souissi, Wajdi Mkacher, Kais El Abed, Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Physiology, Vol 15 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-042X
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1402147
Popis: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of time of day on short-term maximal performance and psychological variables in young females. Fifteen active women participated in the study (age: 22 ± 3 years) and completed Hooper and the POMS-F questionnaires subsequently. In a randomized order, they performed a maximum of 30 s cycling exercise at two different times of day: in the morning at 07:00 h and in the afternoon at 16:00 h with a recovery period of 48 h. The digit cancellation test, countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ) test, and the lower quarter Y balance test were performed at the beginning and at the end of each session. Our results showed that only peak power and mean power (p < 0.01) during the maximum 30 s cycling, reaching distances during the Y-balance (p < 0.05), Jump height in CMJ and SJ (p < 0.01) as well as attention, vigor, and stress scores (all p < 0.01) were higher in the afternoon than in the morning. Our results indicated a daily diurnal variation in short-term maximal performance and mood states in young athletic women with better performance observed during the afternoon.
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