RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of specific training using a rowing ergometer on sport performance in adolescents.
A1 Gavala-González, Juan
A1 Porras García, María Elena
A1 Fernández-García, J. C
A1 Real-Pérez, M.
K1 Rowing
K1 Sport performance
K1 Adolescents
AB The main purpose of this study was to study the effects of a specific rowing ergometer training program on the athletic performance of young adolescents (N = 56; 11.73 ± 1.4 years old) compared to a workout based on general strength training. An eight-week training program was implemented, with four sessions per week and two hours per session. The sample was divided into two groups: a control group (CG) that performed circuit training with exercises aimed at building general strength and an experimental group (EG) who focused on specifically training on a rowing ergometer (rowing machine). The data obtained in a rowing meter test over the competition distance were analyzed to obtain the average power attained (W) at the beginning of the training, at the middle (4 weeks), at the end of the training (8 weeks) and one year after the experimentation. The results show that although both forms of training improve the average W obtained in both categories, the EG subjects (+29.94 W) obtained better averages in all phases of the study compared to the CG (+5.88 W). Furthermore, this increase was greater in male rowers (+34.06 W) than in female rowers (+24.54 W). These results reveal that a specific rower rowing ergometer training program has a more significant effect than a general strength program and these effects can even be observed a year after the intervention.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22448
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22448
LA en
NO Gavala-González, J., Porras-García, M. E., Fernández-García, J. C., & Real-Pérez, M. (2024). Effects of Specific Training Using a Rowing Ergometer on Sport Performance in Adolescents. Applied Sciences, 14(8), 3180. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083180
NO Departamento de Fisiología, Anatomía y Biología Celular. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
DS RIO
RD Apr 23, 2026