Thinking about his item too deeply could compromise your next workout. Yes. It's true. Maybe. The Los Angeles Times reports on research conducted at McMaster University that suggests that thinking hard about a problem can diminish the will to push hard during a workout. The experiment divided 61 college students into two groups, both of which pedaled 15-minute sessions on a stationary bike. In between the sets, one group took a tricky test in which they were asked to read a
word like "red" that was printed in blue.
The other group was given the easier task of reading words that appeared in
their actual color. Students in both groups were then asked to plan a future
workout, estimating at what intensity they'd work out. What was revealed? The Times reports that all students did worse in the second cycling bout than in the
first, but the group that was given the more taxing reading task showed a larger decrease in the
intensity of their exercise. The tougher-tasked group also planned a lower-intensity
workout than did those in the control group.
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It is amazing how little actual science is invlvoed in supposed scientific research.
I have walked into the gym with the world seemingly on my shoulders and many major decisions being in the works and have had fantastic workouts of the high intensity variety which is due to the developed ability to focus on what one is doing at the time.
Conduct this same experiment on seasoned gym veterans, especially those who have been or are currently competitive athletes and the results will show that focus is not diminished as one separated what is outside the gym from what is inside.
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LOL…get over yourself. Sounds like you have the world on your shoulders…still had time to provide feedback on something like this. NOW get back to sorting that mail!
This can be paralled with talking on the phone while driving. Do talkers have more control of driving than others when it comes to being on the phone? I don’t think so. I chose this subject because I strongly pray that all driving & talking by phone will end.
My daughter brought out the fact that we speak with passengers in our cars, so why end speaking by phone and driving? I believe when we are in conversation with passengers in our car they also are keeping an eye on the road as the driver, because they are concerned for their safety.