Mental fatigue impairs repeated Sprint and jump performance in team sport athletes

We tested whether mental fatigue (MF), induced by a cognitively-demanding task, would impair repeated sprint ability (RSA) and repeated jump ability (RJA) performance, and whether physical fatigue and MF would impair psychomotor vigilance.

Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - November 2, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Walter Staiano, Luis Raimon Salazar Bonet, Marco Romagnoli, Christopher Ring Tags: Original research Source Type: research