Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study
Endurance, which is dependent at least partly upon the activation of the brain cortex, is important for performance in rowing. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown benefits for endurance, but its effects on the endurance performance of elite rowing athletes are unknown, and are e...
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| author | Zhiqiang Liang Junhong Zhou Fujia Jiao Trenton Gin Xi Wang Yu Liu Jiaojiao Lü |
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| description | Endurance, which is dependent at least partly upon the activation of the brain cortex, is important for performance in rowing. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown benefits for endurance, but its effects on the endurance performance of elite rowing athletes are unknown, and are examined in this study. Eight elite female rowers completed 5 km of rowing on an ergometer following stimulation of the tDCS and sham over motor cortices. Each session lasted 20 min and the current was set at 2.2 mA. Time, 500 m/split, power, time corresponding to 500 m (TC500) and power corresponding to 500 m (PC500) were recorded continuously throughout the tests. No significant differences in time, 500 m/split and power were observed between baseline, tDCS and sham. Compared to the sham, tDCS induced a percentage reduction in TC500 from baseline to 2500 m and 4000 m, and a percentage increase in PC500 from baseline to 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 2000 m, 2500 m, 4000 m, 4500 m and 5000 m. One-session tDCS did not have significant benefits for rowing endurance performance in elite professional rowers, and had only marginally greater efficacy compared to sham. These findings offer knowledge helpful to the design of future studies exploring the effects of tDCS on the endurance performance of elite rowers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a900eb83bbb541f681e68ac2f1da4f9e2023-11-23T10:16:49ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-04-0112554110.3390/brainsci12050541Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded StudyZhiqiang Liang0Junhong Zhou1Fujia Jiao2Trenton Gin3Xi Wang4Yu Liu5Jiaojiao Lü6School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaHarvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02131, USASchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaCollege of Art and Science, Cornell University, New York, NY 14850, USASchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaKey Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaEndurance, which is dependent at least partly upon the activation of the brain cortex, is important for performance in rowing. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has shown benefits for endurance, but its effects on the endurance performance of elite rowing athletes are unknown, and are examined in this study. Eight elite female rowers completed 5 km of rowing on an ergometer following stimulation of the tDCS and sham over motor cortices. Each session lasted 20 min and the current was set at 2.2 mA. Time, 500 m/split, power, time corresponding to 500 m (TC500) and power corresponding to 500 m (PC500) were recorded continuously throughout the tests. No significant differences in time, 500 m/split and power were observed between baseline, tDCS and sham. Compared to the sham, tDCS induced a percentage reduction in TC500 from baseline to 2500 m and 4000 m, and a percentage increase in PC500 from baseline to 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 2000 m, 2500 m, 4000 m, 4500 m and 5000 m. One-session tDCS did not have significant benefits for rowing endurance performance in elite professional rowers, and had only marginally greater efficacy compared to sham. These findings offer knowledge helpful to the design of future studies exploring the effects of tDCS on the endurance performance of elite rowers.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/541rowingendurance performancetDCSergogenic effectelite athlete |
| spellingShingle | Zhiqiang Liang Junhong Zhou Fujia Jiao Trenton Gin Xi Wang Yu Liu Jiaojiao Lü Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study Brain Sciences rowing endurance performance tDCS ergogenic effect elite athlete |
| title | Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study |
| title_full | Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study |
| title_short | Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Endurance Performance in Elite Female Rowers: A Pilot, Single-Blinded Study |
| title_sort | effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on endurance performance in elite female rowers a pilot single blinded study |
| topic | rowing endurance performance tDCS ergogenic effect elite athlete |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/5/541 |
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