The Effect of Cardiovascular Fitness, Metamotivational Dominance, Emotions and Tension-Effort Stress in Elite Wrestling: A Reversal Theory Approach

This research utilized reversal theory to examine the role of metamotivational dominance، emotions، tension-effort stress and cardiovascular fitness of elite wrestling determines in a simulated activity. In this semi-experimental study، 20 elite wrestling of Ahwaz city objectively selected as sample. For identification of wrestling metamotivational dominance and maximal uptake oxygen (Vo2 max) used to the Telic Dominance Scale and Asterand test respectively. In pretest phase، participants completed the Tension-Effort questionnaire; then، it’s run on the treadmill in a simulated activity with 80-85% Vo2 max (the activity include 3 phases 2 minutes with 30 second rest between phases). Again، participants completed the Tension-Effort questionnaire in post test phase. The wrestling heart rate recorded in per phases. After checking the date’s normality using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and variances equality with Levene test، dates analyzed with one way variance analyze with repeated measure، independent t test and LSD post hoc test statistical methods. The results indicated that there was significant difference between telic and paratelic wrestling in negative emotions (sig= 0. 001)، heart rate (sig= 0. 01)، tension stress (sig= 0. 001) and effort stress (sig= 0. 001). The comparison of groups mean indicated that paratelic wrestling have higher positive emotion (2. 90) and lower negative emotions (1. 44)، tension stress (1. 72) and effort stress (1. 63) than telic wrestling. The results of the current study indicated that the wrestling with metamotivational state perception and it’s participate in activities with better performance، pleasant emotions and lower stress; it is likely attained to the them goals. The results completely confirmed the reversal theory postulation.