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Physiological profiles of Australian surf boat rowers
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Fell, JW and Gaffney, PT, Physiological profiles of Australian surf boat rowers, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 4, (2) pp. 188-195. ISSN 1440-2440 (2001) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/S1440-2440(01)80029-3
Abstract
The physiological profiles of 17 open grade (OG) and 13 reserve grade (RG) male surfboat rowers (SBR) aged 19-44 years were determined and compared. Parameters investigated included anthropometry, agility, isometric strength, flexibility, rowing ergometer performance (MT), peak VO 2 and arterialised blood pH, lactate and bicarbonate. Means were compared using t-tests. Multiple regression analyses provided a number of models for the prediction of MT performance in SBR. The mean age, height, mass, and sum of eight skinfolds for SBR are; 26.2 (±5.9) years, 180.5 (±6.0) cm, 84.4 (±9.3) kg and 78.2 (±26.2) mm respectively. OG rowers were significantly different from RG for the parameters of ergometer performance (OG: 1360.2±42.9 m; RG: 1316.4±41.8 m), peak ventilation (OG: 174.2±17.2 L.min -1 ; RG: 154.8±22.1 L.min -1 ), and post exercise blood pH levels (OG: 6.98±0.07; RG: 7.04±0.07). Performance on a rowing ergometer successfully discriminates between OG and RG rowers with the best predictors of ergometer performance in SBR being height, peak ventilation, and post exercise pH.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Sports science and exercise |
Research Field: | Exercise physiology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Health status (incl. wellbeing) |
UTAS Author: | Fell, JW (Associate Professor James Fell) |
ID Code: | 33153 |
Year Published: | 2001 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences A |
Deposited On: | 2005-06-27 |
Last Modified: | 2011-08-03 |
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