PMID- 25029000
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150824
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1533-4287 (Electronic)
IS  - 1064-8011 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Apr
TI  - Autonomic response to tactical pistol performance measured by heart rate 
      variability.
PG  - 926-33
LID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000615 [doi]
AB  - This study evaluated changes in autonomic tone during a tactical pistol 
      competition. At rest and during a match, heart rate variability (HRV) was 
      examined in 28 healthy subjects. Heart rate variability time-domain variables 
      (including interbeat interval [IBI]) and frequency-domain variables (low 
      frequency [LF], high frequency [HF], total power [TP]) measured during shooting 
      were subtracted from those measured during rest to produce Deltas. The shooting task 
      involved several, rapid tactical maneuvers. Raw time to completion and inaccurate 
      shots (points down [PDs]) were recorded and combined to form a match score where 
      lower values indicated superior shooting performance. Mean (+/-SD) raw time was 
      135.9 +/- 34.1 seconds, PDs were 78 +/- 34, and match score was 175.3 +/- 39.8. 
      Shooting decreased IBI (i.e., increased heart rate) and LF. DeltaLF, DeltaHF, and DeltaTP 
      were independent of DeltaIBI. Raw time was significantly (p </= 0.05) correlated to 
      shooting IBI (r = 0.404) and DeltaIBI (r = -0.426). Points down were significantly 
      correlated to DeltaTP (r = 0.416) and DeltaLF (r = 0.376). Match score was significantly 
      correlated to DeltaIBI (r = -0.458), DeltaHF (r = 0.467), DeltaLF (r = 0.377), and DeltaTP (r = 
      0.451). In conclusion, individuals with a greater decrease in IBI (and thus heart 
      rate) performed better by accomplishing the match faster. Individuals with less 
      change in stress-related HRV measures (LF, HF, and TP) performed better through 
      improved accuracy. Thus, HRV-derived sympathetic response is significantly 
      related to shooting performance and should be used to assess marksmanship 
      effectiveness under duress.
FAU - Thompson, Andrew G
AU  - Thompson AG
AD  - 1Department of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, 
      Virginia; and 2Department of Education, Glenville State College, Glenville, West 
      Virginia.
FAU - Swain, David P
AU  - Swain DP
FAU - Branch, J David
AU  - Branch JD
FAU - Spina, Robert J
AU  - Spina RJ
FAU - Grieco, Carmine R
AU  - Grieco CR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Strength Cond Res
JT  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
JID - 9415084
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Athletic Performance/*physiology
MH  - Autonomic Nervous System/*physiology
MH  - Competitive Behavior/physiology
MH  - Female
MH  - *Firearms
MH  - Heart Rate/*physiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psychomotor Performance/*physiology
MH  - Rest/physiology
MH  - Stress, Psychological/physiopathology
MH  - Time Factors
EDAT- 2014/07/17 06:00
MHDA- 2015/08/25 06:00
CRDT- 2014/07/17 06:00
PHST- 2014/07/17 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/17 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000615 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Strength Cond Res. 2015 Apr;29(4):926-33. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000615.