Does Mental Fatigue Affect Physical Performance in Wheelchair Basketball Players? An Individualized Cognitive Load Approach.
The negative effects of mental fatigue on physical performance have been well established in different sports that require aerobic endurance, but, in this study, we investigated the impact of mental fatigue on the physical performance of paralympic (wheelchair basketball) athletes. Eleven participan...
| Publicado en: | Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 132; no. 5; pp. 1108 - 1129 |
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