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T1 The Influence of Anthropometric Variables on the Performance of Elite Traditional Rowers
A1 Castañeda Babarro, Arkaitz
A1 León Guereño, Patxi
A1 Viribay, Aitor
A1 Gutiérrez Santamaría, Borja
A1 López, Iker
A1 Mielgo Ayuso, Juan
K1 Traditional rowing
K1 Elite
K1 Body composition
K1 Anthropometry
K1 Ergometer performance
K1 Remo
K1 Rowing
AB Athletes’ anthropometry, and especially their body composition, plays an important role in sport performance in general and in Trainera rowing in particular. Rowers’ anthropometric and performance profiles may vary according to their position in the boat. The objectives of this study were to investigate the relationship between anthropometry, physical performance, physiological variables, and elite male rowers’ boat positions. Twenty elite male traditional rowers were assessed and categorized according to their boat position: either in the middle of the boat (M) (n = 9) or in the bow and stern positions (BS) (n = 11). Anthropometric measurements and body composition were obtained for each rower, and physical performance was measured by a 45-s supramaximal rowing test and a VO2max incremental test on a Concept II rowing ergometer. The results showed that the rowers in the middle were taller (186.6 ± 4.9 cm), and significant differences were also found between the two groups according to body mass (BS 72.3 ± 3.8 vs. M 85.4 ± 4.3) and peak power (BS 641.5 ± 84 vs. M 737 ± 47.1), mean power (BS 538.5 ± 48.4 vs. M 604.1 ± 42.3), and physiological parameters (p < 0.05), VO2max (BS 66.5 ± 4.9 vs. M 59.3 ± 6.7). It can be concluded that height could be associated with elite rowers’ performance and that a lower body mass index is related to better performance in bow and stern positions.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12123
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12123
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-sep-2026