Biofeedback for Optimal Performance Research
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Biofeedback for Optimal Performance Research
Biofeedback in sport has been used to enhance athlete performance, as a technique for teaching athletes to deal with general and specific anxiety, to reduce pain and fatigue, and to increase flexibility.
In contrast to neurofeedback training to increase alpha and quiet the mind in marksmanship or putting, athletes in some sports may need training to decrease alpha and theta activity in different areas of the brain, while increasing beta activity to produce an entirely different kind of concentration or arousal. The research by Landers et al. (1994)
... See moreCombat Sports
Competitionsinelitecombatsportsrequirehighlevelsofattentionandconcentration, will power, and self-control. Combat situations in judo, taekwondo, boxing, fencing, and wrestling may change within extremely short periods of time (e.g., one-tenth of a second); accordingly, emotional states during combat matches are subject to extreme fluct
... See moreControl of the cardiovascular system via biofeedback training has been successful in clinical studies and sport. For example, studies in sport showed the possibility of decreasing the cardiovascular and respiratory effects of exercise by biofeedback training before and during the exercise regimen
Practice of the biofeedback technique should continue until automaticity is achieved
HRV
HRV biofeedback has been reported to improve reaction time and relaxation in wrestlers, batting performance in baseball players by 60%, and a golfer's score as well as a reduction in stress. HRV was also found to be a viable and convenient measure of arousal in golfers in pre-competitive situations.
Once an athlete demonstrates the ability to reg... See more
HRV biofeedback has been reported to improve reaction time and relaxation in wrestlers, batting performance in baseball players by 60%, and a golfer's score as well as a reduction in stress. HRV was also found to be a viable and convenient measure of arousal in golfers in pre-competitive situations.
Once an athlete demonstrates the ability to reg... See more
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An increasing volume of anecdotal and empirical data, including much from my own laboratory and applied work, attests to the need for highly automatic, low-conscious thought-related control in competitive sports settings (Collins, Momss, Bellamy, & Hooper,inreview;Jones&Collins,1996;Morriss&Bartlett,1996;Newell&Corcos, 1993). Accord
... See moreThe Wingate 5-Step Approach
The W5SA is a self-regulation approach incorporating BFT that enables athletes to transfer the psycho-regulative skills performed in the sterile laboratory setting to real training conditions.
Self-regulation tests (SRT) are used to examine the athlete’s level of self-regulation at various points before each step in the W5
... See moreIn sport, whilst most research has focused on evaluating the efficacy of biofeedback train- ing in helping athletes lower their arousal, stress, and performance anxiety levels (De Witt, 1980;Murphy & Woolfolk, 1987),other studieshave examined the use of biofeedback training to increase muscle strength, reduce pain and fatigue, increase flexibil
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