Factors of rowing ergometer performance in high-level female rowers

(Leistungsbeeinflussende Faktoren bei Nachwuchsleistungssportlerinnen im Rudern auf dem Ruderergometer)

The present study investigated morphological and physiological factors of rowing ergometer performance over 2000?m (P2000, W) in 70 national and international level [27 lightweight (LW) and 43 heavyweight (HW)] female rowers. Maximal oxygen uptake (VOmax, L.min-1), maximal aerobic power (Pamax, W), power output corresponding to 4 mmol.L-1 blood lactate concentration expressed in absolute (PLa4, W) and relative to Pamax (PLa4%, %) values, peak power output (Ppeak, W), and rowing gross efficiency (RGE, %) were determined during an incremental rowing test. In the whole group, Ppeak was the best predictor of P2000 (r=0.89, p<0.001), as it was shown in men. PLa4 (r=0.87), VO2max (r=0.83), body mass (r=0.65), and height (r=0.64) were also significantly correlated with P2000 (p<0.001 for all). Ppeak was also the best predictor of P2000 when the two sub-groups LW and HW were considered separately. It was concluded that Ppeak is an overall index of physiological rowing capacity in groups of high-level LW and HW female rowers. The predictive value of Ppeak is similar to that of PLa4, but Ppeak presents the advantage of being obtained with a simple ergometer test without biological measurements.
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Schlagworte: Rudern weiblich Nachwuchsleistungssport Ergometrie O2-Aufnahme maximal Sportphysiologie Gewicht Körpermaß Leistung aerob Laktat
Notationen: Ausdauersportarten Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Nachwuchssport
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118849
Veröffentlicht in: International Journal of Sports Medicine
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Jahrgang: 38
Heft: 13
Seiten: 1023-1028
Dokumentenarten: Artikel
Sprache: Englisch
Level: hoch