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Effect of intensity training block on anxiety state and performance in competitive swimmers.

Hajer AouaniSofiene AmaraFaten SahliTiago Manuel BarbosaNizar SouissiRoland van den Tillaar
Published in: PeerJ (2024)
Our findings indicated that a sudden increase in training intensity increased state anxiety more than standard training, but both conditions similarly enhanced swimming performance. Although the current level of psychological state is not affecting swimming performance negatively over this period, it should be regularly monitored by psychologists as it over a longer training period perhaps could have a negative influence on swimming performance.
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