Imagery Ability and Imagery Use in Triathletes’ Strategic Mental Rehearsal Practices

Akihiro Fukunaga, Fumio Mizuochi

2015

Abstract

Studies in triathlon research are often seen in the field of physiology, such as that of Ishihara et al. (1996) on exercise intensity and estimating energy expenditure in Olympic-distance triathlons. However, there appears to be no psychological research available focusing on mental rehearsal and imagery ability in triathletes. A triathlon is a competition demanding a high level of endurance, being a combination of three disciplines; swimming, cycling, running, and the transitions in-between the race components. In addition, because athletes need to contend with external factors such as the weather, flow of the tide, wind direction, and other triathletes, mental rehearsal may be a factor that could affect competitive performance. Therefore, strategic practice of an appropriate type of mental rehearsal may be an essential part of an athlete’s pre-race psychological conditioning. This study explored the relationship between triathletes’ imagery ability and what types of imagery they used in their strategic mental rehearsal practices.

References

  1. Ishihara, K., Aoki, J., (1996). Exercise intensity and estimating energy expenditure in Olympic-distance triathlons. Japanese Society of Physical Education meeting, 47,275.
  2. Ito, S., (2013). Utilization of the image function of the sports player: Development of Japanese edition SIQ
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Fukunaga A. and Mizuochi F. (2015). Imagery Ability and Imagery Use in Triathletes’ Strategic Mental Rehearsal Practices . In - icSPORTS, ISBN , pages 0-0


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