Significant influence of the design of the rowing ergometer on elite athlete kinematics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Hislop, S ^a   Cummins, K ^a   Bull, A M J ^a   McGregor, A H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergometer design; Kinematics; Kinetics; Rowing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTION; ELITE ATHLETE; ERGOMETER DESIGN; FIXED HEAD; LOAD CELLS; MEAN AGES; PELVIC ROTATION; STROKE LENGTH; STROKE RATES;

DESIGN; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 77951157913     PISSN: 17543371     EISSN: 1754338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17543371JSET54     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Steer, R. R., McGregor, A. H., and Bull, A. M. J. Repeatability of kinematic measures of rowing performance and their use to compare two different rowing ergometers. J. Sports Sci. Med., 2006, 5, 52-59.
2. Thompson, P. A. Sculling: training, technique and performance, 2005 (Crowood Press, Marlborough, Wiltshire).
3. Henry, J. C., Clark, R. R., McCabe, R. P., and Vanderby Jr, R. An evaluation of instrumented tank rowing for objective assessment of rowing performance. J. Sports Sci., 1995, 13, 199-206.
4. McGregor, A. H., Patankar, Z. S., and Bull, A. M. J. Longitudinal changes in the spinal kinematics of oarswomen during step testing. J. Sports Sci. Med., 2007, 6, 29-35.
5. Mahony, N., Donne, B., and O'Brien, M. A comparison of physiological responses to rowing on friction-loaded and air-braked ergometers. J. Sports Sci., 1999, 17, 143-149.
6. Nowicky, A. V., Burdett, R., and Horne, S. The impact of ergometer design on hip and trunk muscle activity patterns in elite rowers: an electromyographic assessment. J. Sports Sci. Med., 2005, 4, 18-28.
7. Bernstein, I. A., Webber, O., and Woledge, R. An ergonomic comparison of rowing machine designs: possible implications for safety. Br. J. Sports Med., 2002, 36, 108-112.
8. Colloud, F., Bahuaud, P., Doriot, N., Champely, S., and Cheze, L. Fixed versus free-floating stretcher mechanism in rowing ergometers: mechanical aspects. J. Sports Sci., 2006, 24, 479-493.
9. O'Sullivan, F., O'Sullivan, J., Bull, A. M., and McGregor, A. H. Modelling multivariate biomechanical measurements of the spine during a rowing exercise. Clin. Biomech., 2003, 18, 488-493.
10. BJDOnline, Bone and Joint Decades's musculoskeletal portal, 2009, available from http://www.boneandjoint decade.org.
11. Bull, A. M. and McGregor, A. H. Measuring spinal motion in rowers: the use of an electromagnetic device. Clin. Biomech., 2000, 15, 772-776.
12. Holt, P. J., Bull, A. M., Cashman, P. M., and McGregor, A. H. Kinematics of spinal motion during prolonged rowing. Int. J. Sports Med., 2003, 24, 597-602.
13. McGregor, A. H., Patankar, Z. S., and Bull, A. M. Spinal kinematics in elite oarswomen during a routine physiological 'step test'. Med. Sci. Sports Exercise, 2005, 37, 1014-1020.
14. Rowperfect, 2007, available fromhttp://www.rowperfect. com.au.
15. Soper, C. and Hume, P. A. Reliability of power output during rowing changes with ergometer type and race distance. Sports Biomech., 2004, 3, 237-248.
16. McGregor, A. H., Patankar, Z. S., and Bull, A. M. J. Do men and women row differently? A spinal kinematic and force perspective. Proc. IMechE, Part P: Sports Engineering and Technology, 2008, 222(2), 77-83. DOI: 10.1243/17543371JSET22.