Universitat de les Illes Balears: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Abstract
One of the keys to achieving success in training is the correct alternation between exertion and rest. Accumulation of load causes fatigue,
with a consequent deterioration of an athlete’s motor skills. This impact on the organism depends on the capacity of the athlete to adapt to the stimuli
that generated it. Repetitive loads, systematically above the adaptive capacity of the athlete, can produce performance and mode deterioration in the
form of dysfunctional overtraining or stalement. (Goodger, Gorely, Lavallee AND Harwood, 2007; Gould, 1996; Gould AND Dieffenbach, 2002;
Kellmann, 2002). Loading stimuli can be physical and/or mental. Although the impact of the former has been widely studied, this is not the case with
the latter. Therefore, our aim was (1) to review the concept of mental workload, including cognitive and emotional elements, (2) to explore the implications
of controlling mental workload for training, and (3) to propose practical applications for designing training task
