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This study investigated time-courses of physiological and psychological parameters of rowers during the first 1,500 m of a simulated race on a rowing ergometer using different pacing strategies. This provided a picture of the physiological and psychological state of the rowers at the start of the last 500 m of their race. Investigated strategies corresponded either to a degressive ( degr ), a progressive ( prog ), or a stable ( stab ) power output over the traveled distance. Thirteen French rowers (4 oarswomen and 9 oarsmen) of national and ex-international levels volunteered to participate. Handle force and velocity, oxygen uptake, heart rate, blood lactate concentration, and peripheral oxygen saturation were measured during the trials. Power output, generated energy [by  O  2  consumption ( E   oxi  ) and blood lactate accumulation ( E   non − oxi  )] and efficiency were computed. Rowers also rated their perceived exertion ( RPE ) and protocol preference. In the explored strategies, no significant differences were found for  E   oxi  . Final blood lactate concentration ([ La ]  blood  ) and  RPE  were similar for all strategies. However, the increase in [ La ]  blood   and  RPE  occurred sooner for  degr  than for  stab  and  prog . Therefore, the time spent at higher [ La ]  blood   and  RPE  was longer for  degr  than for  stab  and  prog . According to the questionnaire,  degr  was the least preferred protocol. While during 2000 m races, the first 1500 m are usually and empirically often conducted in a  degr  way, the present results indicate that this strategy was the least preferred by the rowers and led to a higher time spent at high [ La ]  blood   and RPE.

Is the Most Commonly Used Strategy for the First 1,500 m of a 2,000 m Rowing Ergometer Race the Most Appropriate?