Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of an acute no contact boxing training session on cognitive function and psychological states in students.METHODS: Twelve (4 males, 8 females) novice boxing students (age =17.7 +/- 0.8 years, height =1.66 +/- 0.4 m, body mass =59.9 +/- 5.1 kg) were recruited to participate in the present study. They were randomized into one of the follow-ing conditions: a boxing training session condition (BTSC) or a control condition (CC). Visual attention using the d2 test, Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) questionnaire were assessed before and immediately after each condition.RESULTS: The main findings were that concentration performance (F(1, 23)=54.12; P<0.001; eta 2=0.70), RPE (F(1, 23)=107.92; P<0.001; eta 2=0.82), fatigue (t=-3.39; 95% CI:-2.90 to-6.34; P=0.005) and vigor (t=-5.39; 95% CI:-4.13 to-1.86; P<0.001) were higher in the BTSC than the CC. Nevertheless, the total number of errors (F(1, 23)=37.41; P<0.001; eta 2=0.61) was higher in the CC when compared with the BTSC.CONCLUSIONS: A boxing training session is an appropriate method to increase both concentration performance and psychological states in novice boxers.(Cite this article as: Slimani M, Miarka B, Azevedo Teixeira RP, Znazen H, Tod D, Nikolaidis PT, et al. Effect of acute boxing training session on cognitive function and psychological states. Med Sport 2022;75:404-12. DOI: 10.23736/ S0025-7826.22.04166-7)