Vol. 6, No 1, 2008 pp. 67 - 74
UDC 351.754.92:796
Scientific Paper

THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON THE PERCEIVED EXERTION RATE AND
PERFORMANCE OF TRAINED AND UNTRAINED INDIVIDUALS DURING PROGRESSIVE EXERCISE

Hasan Mohammadzadeh1, Bakhtiyar Tartibiyan2, Azhdar Ahmadi3
Dept of Physical Education and Sport Science, Faculty of Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
1,2University of Urmia,
3Islamic Azad University Urmia Branch
E-mail: ha2004mo@yahoo.com
E-mail: babak_hady@yahoo.com
E-mail: azhdar_ahmadi@yahoo.com

Abstract. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of listening to music during progressive exercises on perceived exertion rate and performance, as well as to evaluate the effects of fitness differences on the effectiveness of music. Twenty four healthy students (the trained group: n =12, age mean = 23.31±2.06 and untrained group: n = 12, age mean = 22.96±2.31) voluntarily participated in this study. In one session the participants were familiarized with the way the test is performed and with its evaluation instruments. The participants took part in the Bruce Test during the first session, where some of them were randomly chosen to listen to music, while others were not. During the second session, those who had been chosen to listen, took part in the Test without listening to music and vice versa. The result of the ANOVA revealed that the effects of music on the RPE and time leading to exhaustion were significant (P<0.05). In addition, monitoring the interaction between music and fitness showed that the effect of music on the RPE depended significantly on fitness, but it was not significant when it came to performance. The music had a greater effect on the RPE among untrained subjects than the trained ones. The results suggest that using music in progressive exercise would have a positive effect in terms of performance and the psychological state of the athlete, regardless of the level of fitness.
Key words:  Music, perceived exertion rate, performance

EFEKTI MUZIKE NA PRIMETAN STEPEN NAPORA (NAPREZANJA) I
IZVOĐENJE TRENIRANIH I NETRENIRANIH INDIVIDUA TOKOM PROGRESIVNOG VEŽBANJA
Cilj ove studije je bio da se utvrde efekti slušanja muzike tokom progresivnog vežbanja na primetan stepen napora i izvođenje, kao i da se proceni efekat razlika u fitnesu na efektivnost muzike. Dvadeset četiri zdravih studenata (grupa koja trenira: n=12, prosek godina = 23,31±2,06 i grupa koja ne trenira: n=12, prosek godina = 22,96±2,31) su dobrovoljno učestvovali u ovoj studiji. Tokom prve sesije učesnici su se upoznali sa načinom izvođenja testa i sa instrumentima za procenu. U prvoj sesiji učesnici su uzeli učešće u Bruce Test-u, gde su neki slučajno izabrani da slušaju muziku, a ostali da ne slušaju muziku. Tokom druge sesije oni koji su izabrani da slušaju, uradili su test bez slušanja muzike, dok je za drugu grupu važilo obrnuto pravilo. Rezultati ANOVE su pokazali da je efekat muzike na RPE i vreme iscrpljenosti značajno (P<0,05). U dodatku, pregled interakcije između muzike i fitnesa, pokazao je da efekat muzike na RPE značajno zavisi od fitnesa, ali nije značajan za izvođenje. Postoji veći efekat muzike na RPE grupe koja ne trenira nego na onu koja trenira. Rezultati pokazuju da bi korišćenje muzike kod progresivnog vežbanja imalo pozitivan efekat na izvođenje i psihološki pogled, bez obzira na nivo fitnesa.
Ključne reči: Muzika, primetan stepen napora, izvođenje