title: Physiological profiles of Australian surf boat rowers.
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 VO2 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 x min(-1); RG: 154.8+/-22.1 L x 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.
authors.affiliation: Central Queensland University, Mackay, Australia.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fell
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gaffney
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001315:Australia; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D016552:Ergometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D018583:Pliability; D012767:Ships; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D019344:Lactic Acid