Physiological Variables and Rowing Performance.

Can Aerobic and Anaerobic Fitness Tests be Used to Track Rowing Performance Changes in Collegiate Rowers?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the changes in physiological variables based on fitness testing and the changes in rowing performance.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Water Sports

Detailed Description

The literature has shown that both aerobic capacity and anaerobic capacity are important for exercise performance in rowing. Simple fitness tests (e.g., the modified Wingate test and the graded exercise test) have been validated to examine aerobic and anaerobic capacities in rowers. However, it remains unclear whether these fitness tests can be used to track rowing performance changes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the changes in fitness test outcomes and the changes in rowing performance. The investigators expect that improvements in rowing performance are closely related to improvements in fitness test outcomes.

Participants will attend two sessions of fitness testing, one in the fall 2020 and one in the spring 2021. Each session will include the modified Wingate test to examine anaerobic capacity, the graded exercise test to examine the aerobic capacity, and the 2,000-meter rowing test on rowing ergometers to assess rowing performance.

Modified Wingate test:

After 3 minutes of warm-up at 40-50% of heart rate reserve, the participants will perform 30 seconds of rowing at maximal effort on the rowing ergometer.

Graded exercise test:

Workload will start from 25 Watts and it will be increased by 25 Watts by each stage until exhaustion. Each stage includes 2 minutes of rowing and 1 minute of rest.

2,000-meter rowing test: A 2,000-meter race simulation will be performed using an indoor rowing ergometer.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 12

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New Hampshire
    • Rindge, New Hampshire, United States, 03461
      • Franklin Pierce University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be current rowers of a college rowing team.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Collegiate rowers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Pulmonary diseases
• Metabolic diseases
• Other contraindications to exercise

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Rowing performance	Time to complete the 2,000-meter indoor rowing test	six months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Maximal oxygen consumption	The highest oxygen consumption during a graded exercise test.	six months
Maximal anaerobic power	The maximal power output during a 30-second anaerobic test.	six months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Franklin Pierce University
• Investigators: Study Director: Tongyu Ma, Ph.D., Franklin Pierce University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): October 21, 2020
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): May 10, 2021
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 10, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 15, 2020
• First Posted (ACTUAL): October 22, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): May 12, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 11, 2021
• Last Verified: May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: YB09042020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No