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Correlates of Mood and RPE During Multi-Lap Off-Road Cycling

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This study examined the relationship between mood and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during a simulated multiple-lap time trial (MLTT). Nineteen male cyclists performed a MLTT consisting of four 9.9 km laps, each lap with a gradient ranging from 0 to 10 %. Mood as measured by the Profile of Mood States Questionnaire (POMS) and perceived exertion as measured by the Borg CR100 scale (RPE) were obtained at the end of each lap. A categorical multiple regressive model, having median of POMS subscales as independent variables, was obtained to explain the variance in median RPE responses. Increases in POMS fatigue scores and decreases in POMS vigour scores were observed throughout the MLTT (P < 0.001). A linear increase in RPE during the MLTT was also observed (P < 0.001). POMS fatigue subscale scores accounted for 88 % of the variance in RPE during the MLTT (R2 = 0.88, P = 0.002), and no other POMS subscale improved the final predictive model. With the exception of fatigue these results suggest that most aspects of mood do not have a discernable effect on RPE during a MLTT. The rate of increase in RPE can predict the MLTT endpoint.

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    1. Biomedical Engineering Program-COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

      Bruno Ferreira Viana

    2. Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

      Bruno Ferreira Viana, Flávio Oliveira Pires, Allan Inoue & Tony Meireles Santos

    3. Department of Physical Education, Estácio de Sá University, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil

      Allan Inoue

    4. School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK

      Dominic Micklewright

    5. Physical Education Department of Pernambuco Federal University, Recife, PE, Brazil

      Tony Meireles Santos

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    Viana, B.F., Pires, F.O., Inoue, A. et al. Correlates of Mood and RPE During Multi-Lap Off-Road Cycling. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 41, 1–7 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9305-x

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