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Stroke power consistency and 2000 m rowing performance in varsity rowers
Author(s) -
Shimoda M.,
Fukunaga T.,
Higuchi M.,
Kawakami Y.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2007.00754.x
Subject(s) - rowing , vo2 max , mathematics , medicine , consistency (knowledge bases) , physical therapy , linear regression , statistics , heart rate , blood pressure , geometry , archaeology , history
We studied the relationship between stroke power consistency and 2000 m rowing time besides determining maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max ) and leg extension power. The subjects ( n =16, male varsity rowers) carried out an incremental test to volitional exhaustion on a rowing ergometer, and the VO 2 at each stage was determined. The stroke power consistency was assessed by the coefficient of variation of power (CVP high ) at the highest workload at which each subject could maintain power. Besides the incremental test, 2000 m all‐out rowing was performed on the ergometer and leg extension power was measured. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that the 2000 m rowing time could be predicted by VO 2max , leg extension power and CVP high in order of strength of standardized partial correlation coefficients as explanatory variables. The CVP high correlated with the residual of the regression between 2000 m rowing time and VO 2max . The findings suggest that the stroke power consistency contributes to maintenance of the power during ergometer rowing.