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Research has increasingly looked at the effects of sleep on athletic performance. Although there is currently a plethora of data expressing the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on athletic performance, fewer studies have assessed the effects of sleep extension. These studies have all been done with field or team sport athletes and all have been conducted with athletes who traditionally have practice times later in the day. Rowing is a sport with traditionally early practice times and represents an under examined population at a high risk of sleep deprivation. The purpose of the present study was to determine what sport specific performance benefits would be gained from extending the athlete’s sleep. Methods: Nineteen members of the Temple University’s men’s rowing team were asked to increase their sleep to nine to ten hours a night for four weeks, following a two-week baseline period. A two-week post-intervention phase followed the sleep extension period. Three sport specific assessments (Open rate 1-minute, Rate-capped 1-minute, and Interval tests) and daily HRV recordings were captured each week. Results: Subjects were unable to extend their sleep from baseline during the intervention, 392.07 ± 53.69 minutes and 374.11 ± 41.53 minutes, respectively (p = .137).  Significant variation was found in the week to week comparison of the Interval test and OR1-Min test.  Conclusion: Athletes failed to increase their time asleep, limiting our ability to assess the impact of sleep on performance. Performance did suffer over the course of the study, suggesting participants were below he minimal amount of sleep necessary to maintain performance. Better athlete education by coaches might prove beneficial for athletes to develop the habits necessary for sufficient sleep and improved performance.

An Analysis of Sleep and Ergometer Performance in Collegiate Male Rowers