title: Rowing performance, body composition, and bone mineral density outcomes in college-level rowers after a season of concurrent training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess changes in body composition, lumbar-spine bone mineral density (BMD), and rowing performance in college-level rowers over a competition season.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven Division I college rowers (mean ± SD 21.4 ± 3.7 y) completed 6 testing sessions throughout the course of their competition season. Testing included measurements of fat mass, bone-free lean mass (BFLM), body fat (%BF), lumbar-spine BMD, and 2000-m time-trial performance. After preseason testing, rowers participated in a periodized training program, with the addition of resistance training to the traditional aerobic-training program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant (P < .05) improvements in %BF, total mass, and BFLM were observed at midseason and postseason compared with preseason. Neither lumbar-spine BMD nor BMC significantly changed over the competitive season (P > .05). Finally, rowing performance (as measured by 2000-m time and average watts achieved) significantly improved at midseason and postseason compared with preseason.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results highlight the efficacy of a seasonal concurrent training program serving to improve body composition and rowing performance, as measured by 2000-m times and average watts, among college-level rowers. Our findings offer practical applications for coaches and athletes looking to design a concurrent strength and aerobic training program to improve rowing performance across a season.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Human Performance Studies, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
authors.forename: Kaelin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Kristina L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: Kaitlyn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Priyanka D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Ciaran M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fairman
authors.forename: Samuel W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001823:Body Composition; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D055070:Resistance Training; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult