The purpose of this study was to examine possible dose–response and time course effects of an acute bout of resistance exercise on the core executive functions of inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. Twenty-eight participants (14 female; M age = 20.5 ± 2.1 years) completed a control condition and resistance exercise bouts performed at 40%, 70%, and 100% of their individual 10-repetition maximum. An executive function test battery was administered at 15 min and 180 min postexercise to assess immediate and delayed effects of exercise on executive functioning. At 15 min postexercise, high-intensity exercise resulted in less interference and improved reaction time (RT) for the Stroop task, while at 180 min low- and moderate-intensity exercise resulted in improved performance on plus–minus and Simon tasks, respectively. These findings suggest a limited and task-specific influence of acute resistance exercise on executive function in healthy young adults.
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age as a moderator, but conducted the analyses on all studies in their review and so did not report on the effects specific to cognitive performance postexercise. Two recent meta-analyses of this literature have limited their focus to studies on executive function (EF) and have also examined age group
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while negating acting on impulsive decisions, which can be attributed to the simultaneous development of cognitive control functions, such as working memory, inhibition, and flexibility ( Diamond & Lee, 2011 ). These three cognitive abilities are known as core executive functions (EFs), a type of high
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