The Effects of Mental Imagery with Video-Modeling on Self-Efficacy and Maximal Front Squat Ability.
Sports (Basel)
; 4(2)2016 Apr 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29910271
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of mental imagery supplemented with video-modeling on self-efficacy and front squat strength (three repetition maximum; 3RM). Subjects (13 male, 7 female) who had at least 6 months of front squat experience were assigned to either an experimental (n = 10) or a control (n = 10) group. Subjects' 3RM and self-efficacy for the 3RM were measured at baseline. Following this, subjects in the experimental group followed a structured imagery protocol, incorporating video recordings of both their own 3RM performance and a model lifter with excellent technique, twice a day for three days. Subjects in the control group spent the same amount of time viewing a placebo video. Following three days with no physical training, measurements of front squat 3RM and self-efficacy for the 3RM were repeated. Subjects in the experimental group increased in self-efficacy following the intervention, and showed greater 3RM improvement than those in the control group. Self-efficacy was found to significantly mediate the relationship between imagery and front squat 3RM. These findings point to the importance of mental skills training for the enhancement of self-efficacy and front squat performance.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Sports (Basel)
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States