A cloth facemask increased ratings of perceived exertion and reduced affect, without affecting sprint or muscular performance

Autor(es)

Dantas, Matheus ^[1] ; Barboza-Neto, Rui ^[1] ; Guardieiro, Natalia Mendes ^{[2, 3, 4, 5]} ; de Sa Pinto, Ana Lucia ^{[6, 2, 4, 5]} ; Gualano, Bruno ^{[6, 2, 4, 5]} ; Saunders, Bryan ^{[2, 3, 4, 5]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Phys Educ, Phys Act & Hlth, Natal, RN - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med FMUSP, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med FMUSP, Inst Orthopaed & Traumatol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Phys Educ & Sport, Appl Physiol & Nutr Res Grp, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Rheumatol Div, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Food Res Ctr, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE; DEC 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

We determined the effects of wearing a cloth facemask on exercise performance and subjective responses during training of track and field athletes. Track and field athletes (n = 10, sprinters and long jumpers) performed two training sessions with and without a three-layered antiviral cloth facemask. The training session simulated the specific demands of the sport, consisting of five 30-m sprints, interspersed with passive 4-min intervals. Countermovement jump performance was assessed pre- and post-sprints, and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and affect were collected throughout. There was no evidence of condition{*}time interactions for sprint time (P = 0.21) or acceleration (P = 0.47). There was weak evidence of a condition effect on RPE (P = 0.05), though no condition{*}time interaction (P = 0.35). There was moderate evidence of a condition{*}time interaction for affect (P = 0.02), with lower ratings following sprints 3, 4 and 5 when using the mask. These findings suggest that wearing a mask may negatively impact subjective feelings of training without necessarily harming sprint performance. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/50438-0 - Suplementação nutricional e exercício para otimizar o desempenho: foco nas respostas individuais e um passo para a nutrição esportiva personalizada
• Beneficiário: Bryan Saunders
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores