ANTHROPOMETRIC DETERMINANTS OF ROWING ERGOMETER PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICALLY INACTIVE COLLEGIATE FEMALES
Journal Title: Biology of Sport - Year 2014, Vol 31, Issue 4
Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate anthropometric characteristics as determinants of 500 m rowing ergometer performance in physically inactive collegiate females. In this cross-sectional study, which included 196 collegiate females aged 19-23 years not participating in regular physical activities, body mass (BM), body height (BH), length of upper limbs (L[sub]A[/sub]), length of lower limbs (L[sub]L[/sub]), body mass index (BMI), slenderness index (SI), and the Choszcz-Podstawski index (CPI) were measured and a stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed. Participants performed 500 m maximal effort on a Concept II rowing ergometer. BM, BH, L[sub]A[/sub], L[sub]L[/sub], and the BMI, SI and CPI indices were found to be statistically significant determinants of 500 m performance. The best results (T) were achieved by females whose BH ranged from 170 to 180 cm, with L[sub]A[/sub] and L[sub]L[/sub] ranging from 75 to 80 cm and 85 to 90 cm, respectively. The best fitting statistical model was identified as: T = 11.6793 L[sub]A[/sub] - 0.1130 L[sub]A[/sub][sup]2[/sup] – 0.0589 L[sub]L[/sub][sup]2[/sup] + 29.2157 CPI[sup]2[/sup] + 0.1370 L[sub]A[/sub]×L[sub]L[/sub] - 2.6926 L[sub]A[/sub]×CPI - 211.7796. This study supports a need for additional studies focusing on understanding the importance of anthropometric differences in rowing ergometer performance, which could lead to establishing a better quality reference for evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness tested using a rowing ergometer in collegiate females.
Authors and Affiliations
Robert Podstawski, Dariusz Choszcz, Stanisław Konopka, Jarosław Klimczak, Michał Starczewski
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