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The Functional State of Athletes Addicted to Exercises during Exercise Deprivation

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The objective of this study is to identify markers of the addictive condition developing in athletes during exercise deprivation by analyzing electroencephalograms (EEGs), electromyograms (EMGs), skin temperature measurements, sympathetic nervous system activity, levels of anxiety and depression (by psychological tests). A cohort of professional football players (N = 50) voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were tested under two test conditions: during active training sessions and during exercise deprivation (for seven days). The analyzed results have shown that the functional state of athletes with exercise addiction (due to exercise deprivation), compared with athletes showing no addictive behavior, was characterized by lower brain bioelectric activity (a decrease in the α-rhythm amplitude and power), growth in the muscular tension, increased sympathetic activity, and elevated levels of anxiety and depression. We have concluded that an athlete’s functional state during exercise deprivation is an important predictor for exercise dependence. A prolonged exercise deprivation causes intense psychophysiological changes in the body of athletes inclined to exercise addiction. The obtained results may be useful for experts in the field of sports medicine, as well as for further studies in different types of addictions.

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Original Russian Text © S.G. Krivoschekov, O.N. Lushnikov, 2017, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2017, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 80–87.

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Krivoschekov, S.G., Lushnikov, O.N. The Functional State of Athletes Addicted to Exercises during Exercise Deprivation. Hum Physiol 43, 678–685 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119717040077

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