Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis
Objective In some situations, however, the goal of the skill is to correct movement mechanics, and in these specific scenarios, external focus instructions should be specific to mechanics. External focus instructions based on performance do not have a positive effect on motion mechanics. The purpose...
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| author | Seyyed Fardin Qeysari Somayeh Emamrezaii Amineh Eslamizad Seyyed Kamal Qeysari |
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| description | Objective In some situations, however, the goal of the skill is to correct movement mechanics, and in these specific scenarios, external focus instructions should be specific to mechanics. External focus instructions based on performance do not have a positive effect on motion mechanics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of external focus instructions based on mechanics and performance in the vertical jump movement: Examining the constrained action hypothesis.
Methods Twelve male professional volleyball players (average age 24.0±1.92 years; average weight 73.5±8.7 kg) voluntarily participated in this research. Subjects performed the vertical jump movement with all their strength in two external focus situations (1- performance-based external focus, 2- mechanics-based external focus) on the force plate. In order to investigate the electromyography activity of the right abdominal muscle, an electromyography device was used, which was simultaneous with the force plate device in terms of time. The ground reaction force data based on time by the force plate were used to obtain the different time phases of the vertical jump and to calculate the jump height.
Results The results of the paired t-test showed that the jump height in the performance-based external focus condition was significantly higher than the mechanics-based external focus condition (P<0.001). Also, the focus of external attention based on mechanics compared to the focus of external attention based on performance caused a significant increase in the electrical activity of the right abdominal muscle during the concentric phase (P<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the eccentric phase of the electrical activity of the right abdominal muscle between the two conditions (P=0.233).
Conclusion These results indicate that performance-based external focus instructions lead to greater automaticity of movement and improved performance. However, it is not useful for improving movement mechanics, and for this purpose, external focus instructions based on movement mechanics should be used. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ef1f3a3691f4d5087c51cc4d09575392025-08-20T03:14:57ZengIslamic Azad University, Hamedan BranchBiyumikānīk-i varzishī2476-49062476-59372023-12-0193178191Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesisSeyyed Fardin Qeysari0Somayeh Emamrezaii1Amineh Eslamizad2Seyyed Kamal Qeysari3 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Lorestan, Lorestan, Iran. Department of Motor behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Objective In some situations, however, the goal of the skill is to correct movement mechanics, and in these specific scenarios, external focus instructions should be specific to mechanics. External focus instructions based on performance do not have a positive effect on motion mechanics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of external focus instructions based on mechanics and performance in the vertical jump movement: Examining the constrained action hypothesis. Methods Twelve male professional volleyball players (average age 24.0±1.92 years; average weight 73.5±8.7 kg) voluntarily participated in this research. Subjects performed the vertical jump movement with all their strength in two external focus situations (1- performance-based external focus, 2- mechanics-based external focus) on the force plate. In order to investigate the electromyography activity of the right abdominal muscle, an electromyography device was used, which was simultaneous with the force plate device in terms of time. The ground reaction force data based on time by the force plate were used to obtain the different time phases of the vertical jump and to calculate the jump height. Results The results of the paired t-test showed that the jump height in the performance-based external focus condition was significantly higher than the mechanics-based external focus condition (P<0.001). Also, the focus of external attention based on mechanics compared to the focus of external attention based on performance caused a significant increase in the electrical activity of the right abdominal muscle during the concentric phase (P<0.001). However, there was no significant difference in the eccentric phase of the electrical activity of the right abdominal muscle between the two conditions (P=0.233). Conclusion These results indicate that performance-based external focus instructions lead to greater automaticity of movement and improved performance. However, it is not useful for improving movement mechanics, and for this purpose, external focus instructions based on movement mechanics should be used.http://biomechanics.iauh.ac.ir/article-1-321-en.pdfexternal focus based on performanceexternal focus based on mechanicselectromyographyvertical jump |
| spellingShingle | Seyyed Fardin Qeysari Somayeh Emamrezaii Amineh Eslamizad Seyyed Kamal Qeysari Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis Biyumikānīk-i varzishī external focus based on performance external focus based on mechanics electromyography vertical jump |
| title | Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| title_full | Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| title_short | Comparison of External Focus Instructions Based on Mechanics and Performance in the Vertical jump: Examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| title_sort | comparison of external focus instructions based on mechanics and performance in the vertical jump examining the constrained action hypothesis |
| topic | external focus based on performance external focus based on mechanics electromyography vertical jump |
| url | http://biomechanics.iauh.ac.ir/article-1-321-en.pdf |
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