Wearing Colored Glasses can Influence Exercise Performance and Testosterone concentration?

Sports Medicine International Open

James Fisher¹  Markus Vinicius Campos Souza²  Octavio Barbosa Neto²  Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota²  Isabela Coelho Marocolo²  André M. Londe²  Moacir Marocolo³ 

[1] Centre for Health, Exercise & Sport Science, Southampton Solent University, Southampton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Science/Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil;Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

关键词: hormones;    color perception;    ergogenic;    exercise & sport;    soccer;   

DOI  :  10.1055/a-0601-7250

学科分类：运动医学

来源: Georg Thieme Verlag

【 摘 要 】

Perception of red color is associated with higher testosterone concentration and better human performance. Thus, we evaluated the acute effects of wearing colored-lens glasses on the YoYo intermittent endurance exercise test 2 (YoYoIE2) performance indicators and testosterone concentration. Ten soccer players performed three YoYoIE2 (counterbalanced crossover) wearing colorless (control), blue- or red-lensed glasses (2–4 days of rest in between). YoYoIE2 performance did not differ among the trials (p>0.05), but blood testosterone increased post-exercise in red compared to red baseline (red=14%, effect size=0.75). Analysis showed faster heart rate recovery (pp>0.05) among the trials. Wearing red-colored lenses during high-intensity intermittent exercise increased testosterone concentration, but do not influence performance.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND