title: The 1,500-m Rowing Performance is Highly Dependent on Modified Wingate Anaerobic Test Performance in National-Level Adolescent Rowers.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to determine whether the anaerobic performance assessed by a modified Wingate test could account for the 1,500-m rowing ergometer performance in young competitive rowers.
  
  
  
  Fourteen national-level adolescent rowers performed on a rowing ergometer i) a 30-s allout exercise (i.e., modified Wingate test) and ii) a 1,500-m all-out exercise (i.e., rowing performance). For each of these two exercises, the mean power output was considered as the main performance criterion (PWINand P1500, respectively).
  
  
  
  PWINwas correlated to P1500(r2= .83, p < .0001, β = 100%). Furthermore, the estimated total muscle mass was correlated to PWINand P1500(r2= .72 and r2= .83, p < .0001, β = 100%, respectively). The allometric scaling also indicated that total muscle mass accounts 62% for the relationship between PWINand P1500.
  
  
  
  Our results highlight the importance of considering the contribution of total muscle mass and anaerobic energy pathways to 1,500-m rowing performance in competitive adolescent rowers. Therefore, the modified Wingate test could be used by rowing coaches to potentially identify talented young rowers.
authors.affiliation: 1 French Rowing Federation.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maciejewski
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Maine.
authors.forename: Abderrahmane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmani
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Maine.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chorin
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Maine.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lardy
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Maine.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giroux
authors.affiliation: 3 Blaise Pascal University.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ratel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D016552:Ergometry; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports
keywords: all-out rowing ergometer exercise; trained adolescents; young athletes