The Use of an Indoor Rowing Ergometer Test for the Prediction of Maximal Oxygen Uptake

Purpose: To examine the relationship between the maximal power output (MPO) in an individualized 7 × 2-minute incremental (INCR) test, average power in a 2k (W2k) rowing ergometer test, and maximal oxygen uptake () and to develop a regression equation to predict . Methods: A total of 34 male club rowers (age 18–30 y) performed a 2k and an INCR test in a Concept2 rowing ergometer to determine and compare MPO, W2k, and . Results: No significant difference was found between measured during INCR or 2k test (P = .73). A very high correlation coefficient (r = .96) was found between MPO and and between W2k and (r = .93). Linear regression analyses were developed for predicting from MPO: (1) (mL·min−1) = 11.49 × MPO + 810 and from W2k: (2) = 10.96 × W2k + 1168. Cross-validation analyses were performed using an independent sample of 14 rowers. There was no difference between the mean predicted in the INCR test (4.41 L·min−1) or the 2k test (4.39 L·min−1) and the observed (4.40 L·min−1). Technical error of measurement was 3.1% and 3.6%, standard error of estimate was 0.136 and 0.157 mL·min−1, and validation coefficients (r) were .95 and .94 using Equation (1) and (2), respectively. Conclusion: A prediction model only including MPO or W2k explains 88% to 90% of the variability in and is suggested for practical use in male club rowers.

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Maximal oxygen uptake during free, tethered, and flume swimming

Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1152/jappl.1980.48.2.232 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 232-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

A. Bonen ◽

B. A. Wilson ◽

M. Yarkony ◽

A. N. Belcastro

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Free Swimming ◽

Considerable Error ◽

Arm Ergometry ◽

Arm Ergometer ◽

Highly Correlated ◽

Ergometer Test

The purpose of this study was 1) to compare the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) obtained in swimmers during tethered swimming, free swimming, and flume swimming, and 2) to determine whether an arm-ergometer test would provide comparable results. In the first experiments the VO2max for tethered swimming (2.67 +/- 0.26 l/min) and flume swimming (2.62 +/- 0.26 l/min) were not different (P greater than 0.05) and were highly correlated (r = 0.99). However, with arm ergometry a significantly lower VO2max (2.36 +/- 0.24 l/min) occurred from those found in the two swimming tests (P less than 0.05). Other experiments demonstrated that the tethered swimming VO2max (3.53 +/- 0.27 l/min) and the free swimming VO2max (3.55 +/- 0.28 l/min) also provide results that were similar (P greater than 0.05) and highly correlated with each other (r = 0.99). Differences between tethered and flume swimming, and tethered and free swimming were small, being 1.2 +/- 1.6% and 0.6 +/- 0.9%, respectively. Differences between tethered swimming and arm ergometry VO2max were large, 14.7 +/- 2.4%, despite the high correlation (r = 0.97) between these measurements. Predictions of a swimming VO2max from the arm-ergometer data yielded a considerable error (+/-7.1% and +/-7.4%). The present results indicate that flume swimming, free swimming, and tethered swimming yield essentially identical VO2max results.

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Indirect Methods of Assessing Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Rowers: Practical Implications for Evaluating Physical Fitness in a Training Cycle

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.1515/hukin-2015-0155 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 187-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Andrzej Klusiewicz ◽

Lech Borkowski ◽

Dariusz Sitkowski ◽

Krystyna Burkhard-Jagodzińska ◽

Beata Szczepańska ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Total Error ◽

Mean Power ◽

Indirect Methods ◽

Training Cycle ◽

Direct Measurements ◽

Rowing Ergometer ◽

Practical Implications

AbstractThe aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of indirect methods of assessment of VO2max for estimation of physical capacity of trained male and female rowers during a training cycle. A group of 8 female and 14 male rowers performed the maximal intensity test simulating the regatta distance (a 2 km test) and a submaximal incremental exercise test on a rowing ergometer. The suitability of the indirect methods of predicting VO2max during the training cycle was evaluated by performing the tests twice: in females at an interval of five months and in males at an interval of seven months. To indirectly estimate VO2max, regression formulas obtained for the linear relationship between the examined effort indices were utilized based on 1) mean power obtained in the 2 km test, and 2) submaximal exercises after the estimation of PWC170. Although the suitability of the two indirect methods of assessment of VO2max was statisticaly confirmed, their usefulness for estimation of changes in physical fitness of trained rowers during the training cycle was rather low. Such an opinion stems from the fact that the total error of these methods (range between 4.2-7.7% in female and 5.1-7.4% in male rowers) was higher than the real differences in VO2max values determined in direct measurements (between the first and the second examination maximal oxygen uptake rose by 3.0% in female rowers and decreased by 4.3% in male rowers).

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A Short Cycle Ergometer Test to Predict Maximal Workload and Maximal Oxygen Uptake

International Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-2007-1021211 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 14 (08) ◽

pp. 460-464 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

F. Arts ◽

H. Kuipers ◽

A. Jeukendrup ◽

W. Saris

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Cycle Ergometer ◽

Short Cycle ◽

Cycle Ergometer Test ◽

Ergometer Test

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Reference Values of Maximal Oxygen Uptake for Polish Rowers

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.2478/hukin-2014-0117 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 121-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Andrzej Klusiewicz ◽

Michał Starczewski ◽

Maria Ładyga ◽

Barbara Długołęcka ◽

Wojciech Braksator ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Reference Values ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Reference Group ◽

Process Mean ◽

Mean Values ◽

Fitness Level ◽

National Team ◽

Rowing Ergometer ◽

High Level

Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize changes in maximal oxygen uptake over several years and to elaborate current reference values of this index based on determinations carried out in large and representative groups of top Polish rowers. For this study 81 female and 159 male rowers from the sub-junior to senior categories were recruited from the Polish National Team and its direct backup. All the subjects performed an incremental exercise test on a rowing ergometer. During the test maximal oxygen uptake was measured with the BxB method. The calculated reference values for elite Polish junior and U23 rowers allowed to evaluate the athletes’ fitness level against the respective reference group and may aid the coach in controlling the training process. Mean values of VO2max achieved by members of the top Polish rowing crews who over the last five years competed in the Olympic Games or World Championships were also presented. The results of the research on the “trainability” of the maximal oxygen uptake may lead to a conclusion that the growth rate of the index is larger in case of high-level athletes and that the index (in absolute values) increases significantly between the age of 19-22 years (U23 category).

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Predicting the 2000‐m Rowing Ergometer Performance from Anthropometric, Maximal Oxygen Uptake and 60‐s Mean Power Variables in National Level Young Rowers

Journal of Human Kinetics ◽

10.2478/hukin-2020-0038 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 77-83

Author(s):

Dario Cerasola ◽

Marianna Bellafiore ◽

Angelo Cataldo ◽

Daniele Zangla ◽

Antonino Bianco ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Body Mass ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

National Level ◽

Body Height ◽

Mean Power ◽

Long Duration ◽

Rowing Performance ◽

Rowing Ergometer ◽

Fast Start

Abstract Many studies reported various relationships between 2000-m rowing performance and anthropometric as well as metabolic variables, however, little is known about 60-s mean power in elite youth athletes. The aim of this study was to develop different regression models to predict 2000-m rowing indoor performance time (t2000) using anthropometric variables, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and mean power established during a 60-s all-out test (W60) in national elite youth rowers. Fifteen youth male Italian rowers (age: 15.7 ± 2.0 years; body height: 176.0 ± 8.0 cm; body mass: 71.2 ± 10.0 kg) performed an incremental maximal test, a 60-s all-out test and a 2000-m race simulation using a Concept2 rowing ergometer to assess VO2max, W60 and t2000, respectively. The relationships of all variables with t2000 were investigated through Pearson’s correlation. Multiple regression analyses were used to verify the best prediction model of 2000-m indoor rowing performance. The reliability of these models was expressed by R2 and the standard error of estimate. The results showed that t2000 was significantly correlated with all the examined variables, except for VO2max/body mass and age, and exhibited the significantly highest relationship with W60 (r = -0.943). The combination of anthropometric, VO2max and W60 variables was found to be the most reliable equation to predict t2000 (R2 = 0.94, SEE = 6.4). W60 measure should be considered when monitoring the rower’s capability to perform high-intensity phases, important during the race’s fast start and end. Not requiring expensive equipment and long duration, a 60-s all-out test could be considered a valuable tool for predicting 2000-m performance of elite youth rowers.

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Are changes in HSPA1A, HSPB1 and LDHb genes expression during physical performance ”till exhaustion” independent of their exercise possibility?

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity ◽

10.2478/bjha-2014-0023 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zbigniew Jastrzebski ◽

Malgorzata Zychowska

Keyword(s):

Oxygen Uptake ◽

Anaerobic Threshold ◽

Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽

Venous Blood ◽

White Blood Cells ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Genes Expression ◽

Rowing Ergometer ◽

Before And After ◽

Elite Rowers

AbstractBackground: The aim of the study was to designate changes in the expression of HSPA1A, HSPB1 and LDHb in elite rowers after completing a test “till exhaustion” on a rowing ergometer. Finally, we searched for the answer whether there are significant correlations between the expression of the genes and anaerobic threshold (AnT) or the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max).Material/Methods: The research was conducted on the sample of 9 Polish lightweight male rowers (23.7 ±3.77 yrs, 72.7 ±1.76 kg, 183.6 ±4.58 cm). To determine AnT and VO2max, the subjects performed the test “till exhaustion” with an increasing load on a rowing ergometer. Directly before and after the test, blood samples were collected from the ulnar vein in order to isolate genetic material. RNA was extracted from white cells of venous blood by the chemical method. 2 μg RNA for the reverse transcription was used and the expression of HSPA1A, HSPB1 and LDHb was determined by Real time PCR reaction. To assess the intensity of expression, the ΔΔCt method was used.Results: The study showed an increased expression of HSPA1A and HSPB1 and a decreased one of LDHb. Moreover, post-training changes of the genes activity in white blood cells occurred immediately and could be determined directly after the termination of exertion.Conclusions: No significant correlations between the expression of the genes and anaerobic threshold (AnT), maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) were stated

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