Open AccessFatigue and conformist traits in the performance of young swimmers
Author(s) -
Cristián Núñez-Espinosa,
Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela,
Pablo Valdés-Badilla,
Claudia Estrada-Goic
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista andaluza de medicina del deporte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2172-5063
pISSN - 1888-7546
DOI - 10.33155/j.ramd.2021.06.001
Subject(s) - psychology , mental fatigue , climbing , conformist , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , engineering , structural engineering , politics , political science , law
Objective: This study determines the relationship between the fatigue of adolescent swimmers in high-level competitions during two continuous periods of maximum performance and the degree that swimmers conform to norms during these periods.
Methods: We evaluated the conformist trait and three areas of fatigue in two consecutive competitive periods, in 25 young elite swimmers. The measures were evaluated before (_B) and after (_A) of pre (t1; t3) and pos (t2; t4) competition in each period. Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory was applied for identifies the more adherens (AD; n=12) or detached from the norm (DN; n=13) conformist traits. Wingate test, Heart rate variability (RMSSD; SDNN), WISC-V, and Stroop test were evaluated.
Results: DN group present lower fatigue in t1 but an increase in t2, t3, and t4. AN present higher RMSSD_B and SDNN_B in t1. In t3, the mental fatigue of DN was correlated negatively with RMSSD_B; SDNN_B. Both groups had more SDNN_B than SDNN_A in t4.
Conclusions: Physical fatigue was important conditioning in both groups, however, the DN group may be more sensitive to physiological and mental fatigue directly affecting the performance.