Hutchinson JC, Jones L, Ekkekakis P, Cheval B, Brand R, Salvatore GM, Adler S, Luo Y. Affective Responses to Increasing- and Decreasing-Intensity Resistance Training Protocols.
J Sport Exerc Psychol 2023;
45:121-137. [PMID:
36889325 DOI:
10.1123/jsep.2022-0243]
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Abstract
This study compared the effects of an increasing-intensity (UP) and a decreasing-intensity (DOWN) resistance training protocol on affective responses across six training sessions. Novice participants (Mage 43.5 ± 13.7 years) were randomly assigned to UP (n = 18) or DOWN (n = 17) resistance training groups. Linear mixed-effects models showed that the evolution of affective valence within each training session was significantly moderated by the group (b = -0.45, p ≤ .001), with participants in the UP group reporting a decline in pleasure during each session (b = -0.82) and the DOWN group reporting an improvement (b = 0.97; ps < .001). Remembered pleasure was significantly higher in the DOWN group compared to the UP group (b = 0.57, p = .004). These findings indicate that a pattern of decreasing intensity throughout a resistance exercise session can elicit more positive affective responses and retrospective affective evaluations of resistance training.
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