The availability of task-specific feedback does not affect 20 km time trial cycling performance or test-retest reliability in trained cyclists

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Borg, David N
Osborne, John O
Stewart, Ian B
Costello, Joseph T
Headrick, Jonathon
McMaster, Benjamin S
Borg, Samantha J
Minett, Geoffrey M
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2019
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Objectives: This study examined the influence of the availability of task-specific feedback on 20 km time trial (20TT) cycling performance and test-retest reliability. Design: Thirty trained, club-level cyclists completed two 20TT’s on different days, with (feedback, FB) or without (no-feedback, NFB) task-specific feedback (i.e., power output, cadence, gear and heart rate [HR]). Elapsed distance was provided in both conditions. Methods: During trials, ergometer variables and HR were continuously recorded, and a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was collected every 2 km. Data were analysed using linear mixed-effects models in a Bayesian framework, and Cohen’s d was calculated for standardised differences. The reliability of finish time and mean power output (PO) was determined via multiple indices, including intraclass correlations (ICC). Results: Performance, pacing behaviour, and RPE were not statistically different between conditions. The posterior mean difference [95% credible interval] between TT1 and TT2 for FB and NFB was 10 s [−5, 25] and −2 s [−17, 14], respectively. In TT2, HR was statistically higher (∼8 b min−1) in FB compared to NFB after 13 km (d = 2.08–2.25). However, this result was explained by differences in maximal HR. Finish time (FB: ICC = 0.99; NFB: ICC = 0.99) and mean power output (FB: ICC = 0.99; NFB: ICC = 0.99) in each condition were substantially reliable. Conclusions: The availability of task-specific information did not affect 20TT performance or reliability. Except for elapsed distance, task-specific feedback should be withheld from trained cyclists when evaluating interventions that may affect performance, to prevent participants from recalling previous performance settings.

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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Sports science and exercise

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Borg, DN; Osborne, JO; Stewart, IB; Costello, JT; Headrick, J; McMaster, BS; Borg, SJ; Minett, GM, The availability of task-specific feedback does not affect 20 km time trial cycling performance or test-retest reliability in trained cyclists., Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2019

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