Internal imagery training in active high jumpers.

Full Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine whether the use of internal imagery would affect high jumping performance for active high jumping athletes. Over a period of six weeks, a group of active high jumpers were trained with an internal imagery program for a total of 72 minutes. This group was compared to a control group consisting of active high jumpers that only maintained their regular work-outs during the same time period. Four variables were measured; jumping height, number of failed attempts, take-off angle, and bar clearance. There was a significant improvement on bar clearance for the group that trained imagery (p < 0.05) but not for the control group. No other differences were found. The results suggest that internal imagery training may be used to improve a component of a complex motor skill. Possible explanations and future recommendations are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Olsson, C-J (CJ); Jonsson, Bert (B); Nyberg, Lars (L);

Affiliation: Department of Integrative Medical Biology (Physiology), Umeå University, Sweden. cj.olsson(-atsign-)physiol.umu.se

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Scandinavian journal of psychology (Scand J Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 49 (issue 2) : pp 133-40

Dates: Created 2008/03/20; Completed 2008/07/01;

PMID: 18352982, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Internal-External Control
Male
Motor Skills - physiology
Physical Education and Training - methods; statistics & numerical data
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Track and Field - psychology

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