| Title |
Factors affecting the regulation of pacing: current perspectives
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.2147/oajsm.s38599 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alexis R Mauger |
| Abstract |
During prolonged dynamic and rhythmic exercise, muscular pain and discomfort arises as a result of an increased concentration of deleterious metabolites. Sensed by peripheral nociceptors and transmitted via afferent feedback to the brain, this provides important information regarding the physiological state of the muscle. These sensations ultimately contribute to what is termed "exercise-induced pain". Despite being well recognized by athletes and coaches, and suggested to be integral to exercise performance, this construct has largely escaped attention in experimental work. This perspective article highlights the current understanding of pacing in endurance performance, and the causes of exercise-induced pain. A new perspective is described, which proposes how exercise-induced pain may be a contributing factor in helping individuals to regulate their work rate during exercise and thus provides an important construct in pacing. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 10 | 26% |
| Spain | 3 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 14 | 37% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 24 | 63% |
| Scientists | 8 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 16% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 99 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 22% |
| Unknown | 24 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Sports and Recreations | 47 | 45% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 9% |
| Psychology | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Unknown | 31 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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