A monetary reward prolongs cycling time-to-task failure without altering performance fatigability and perceptual responses

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Mackenzie Trpcic, Danilo Iannetta, Pablo R. Fleitas‐Paniagua, Rafael de Almeida Azevedo, Saied Jalal Aboodarda, Juan Manuel Murias
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00229.2025
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Abstract

Exercise performance within the heavy-intensity domain was extended by an unexpected monetary reward offered when approaching task failure. The extended duration was not accompanied by further impairments in neuromuscular indices of fatigue nor changes in perceptual responses. However, subsequent exercise performance was reduced. Overall, these findings demonstrate a dissociation among different indices of performance and perceptual fatigability. Furthermore, they give a new perspective on how the type and time of a motivational strategy can influence training or competition performance.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sports Performance and Training Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Sport Psychology and Performance

Publication details

Journal / source
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
Volume
330
Issue
2
Pages
R219–R231
Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN