Psychology and Psychophysiology of Endurance Performance

Endurance performance, defined as performance during whole-body, dynamic exercise that involves continuous effort and lasts for 75 s or longer, includes popular sports like marathons, road cycling, and triathlons, to name a few. Traditionally, endurance performance has been viewed through a physiological lens, focusing on factors like glycogen depletion, oxygen delivery, and metabolite accumulation. However, growing evidence highlights the crucial role of psychological factors (e.g., motivation, self-talk, placebo) in regulating human performance.This Research Topic aims to stimulate cutting-edge psychological and psychobiological research to fully understand the complex nature of endurance performance. We invite high-quality original articles that advance theoretical understanding and provide practical guidance for endurance athletes, coaches, sport psychologists and other practitioners.We welcome submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:i) The psychological traits, states, and interventions that influence endurance performance;ii) The psychological effects of physiological, nutritional and environmental factors known to increase or reduce endurance performance;iii) The neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the influence of psychological, physiological, nutritional and environmental factors on endurance performance;iv) Psychological, psychophysical and psychophysiological measures for monitoring and testing endurance athletes.We invite only original articles to contribute to this research topic. Topic editors: Federico Nigro, Samuele Maria Marcora, Dalton de Lima-Junior, Bruno Teixeira Barbosa, Thiago Ribeiro Lopes Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/74763/psychology-and-psychophysiology-of-endurance-performance