Ballmann Christopher G, Porrill Sophia L, Rogers Rebecca R, Ervin Zachary H, Neal Brittany R, Nguyen Haley M, Spears Phoebe N, Strickland Jonathan E, Zavala Jesus, Washmuth Nicholas B
Department of Human Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2025 Jun 10;10(2):224. doi: 10.3390/jfmk10020224.
Listening to music has been widely reported to improve resistance exercise performance. However, few studies have considered lyrical content. The act of using explicit language has been shown to alter performance and psychophysiological responses to exercise. Although explicit language is widely used in mainstream music, it is unknown if altering explicit lyric content in music influences performance and psychophysiological responses to resistance exercise. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of censoring explicit lyrical music on bench press performance and psychophysiological responses to exercise. In a counterbalanced crossover manner, resistance-trained males ( = 11) were subjected to two conditions, namely (1) explicit music (EM) or (2) censored music (CM). Following a warm-up, music played continuously as participants completed 2 sets × 2 repetitions as explosively as possible, while a linear position transducer monitored the mean velocity of the barbell. Participants then completed 3 sets × repetitions to failure (RTFs) at 60% of a 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) separated by 2 min of rest. Motivation to exercise, psychological arousal, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured post-exercise. Total RTFs, mean velocity, motivation, psychological arousal, and RPE were compared between music conditions. Findings show that total RTFs ( = 0.012) was significantly lower with CM versus EM, while mean velocity ( = 0.844) was not different between conditions. Psychological arousal ( = 0.005) and motivation ( = 0.002) were lower with CM versus EM. CM also resulted in a higher RPE ( = 0.011) compared to EM. Findings suggest that CM results in worse repetition volume compared to EM during resistance exercise but does not influence explosive ability. Changes in performance may be due to underlying decreases in motivation and psychological arousal. CM may also cause less dissociation, as evidenced by a higher RPE. Future research investigating the effects of lyrical content on exercise performance is warranted to further support current findings.
据广泛报道，听音乐可以提高抗阻运动表现。然而，很少有研究考虑歌词内容。使用露骨语言已被证明会改变运动表现以及对运动的心理生理反应。尽管露骨语言在主流音乐中广泛使用，但改变音乐中的露骨歌词内容是否会影响抗阻运动的表现和心理生理反应尚不清楚。因此，本研究的目的是调查审查含有露骨歌词的音乐对卧推表现和运动心理生理反应的影响。以平衡交叉的方式，让11名经过抗阻训练的男性接受两种条件，即(1) 含有露骨歌词的音乐（EM）或(2) 审查后的音乐（CM）。热身之后，参与者尽可能快地完成2组×2次重复动作，期间音乐持续播放，同时用线性位置传感器监测杠铃的平均速度。然后，参与者以1次最大重复量（1-RM）的60%完成3组×重复至力竭（RTFs），组间休息2分钟。运动后测量运动动机、心理唤醒水平和主观用力感觉（RPE）。比较两种音乐条件下的总RTFs、平均速度、动机、心理唤醒水平和RPE。结果显示，与EM相比，CM的总RTFs显著更低（P = 0.012），而两种条件下的平均速度没有差异（P = 0.844）。与EM相比，CM的心理唤醒水平（P = 0.005）和动机（P = 0.002）更低。与EM相比，CM还导致更高的RPE（P = 0.011）。结果表明，在抗阻运动中，与EM相比，CM导致的重复次数更少，但不影响爆发力。表现的变化可能是由于潜在的动机和心理唤醒水平下降。CM也可能导致更少的解离，更高的RPE就是证明。有必要进行未来研究以调查歌词内容对运动表现的影响，从而进一步支持当前的研究结果。
