Do men and women row differently? a spinal kinematic and force perspective

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

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-83

  McGregor, A H ^a   Patankar, Z S ^a   Bull, A M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

kinematics; lumbopelvic rhythm; peak force; rowing; stroke length

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990394367     PISSN: 17543371     EISSN: 1754338X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17543371JSET22     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Seiler K. S. Spirduso W. W. Martin J. C. Gender differences in rowing performance and power with ageing. Med. Sci. Sports Exer., 1998, 30, 121–127.
2. Sparling P. B. O'Donnell E. M. Snow T. K. The gender difference in distance running performance has plateaued: An analysis of world rankings from 1980 to 1996. Med. Sci. Sports Exer., 1998, 30, 1725–1729.
3. Stefani R. T. The relative power output and relative lean body mass of World and Olympic male and female champions with implications for gender equity. J. Sports Sci., 2006, 24, 1329–1339.
4. Yoshiga C. C. Higuchi M. Rowing performance of female and male rowers. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports, 2003, 13, 317–321.
5. McGregor A. H. Bull A. M. Byng-Maddick R. A comparison of rowing technique at different stroke rates: A description of sequencing, force production and kinematics. Int. J. Sports Med., 2004, 25, 465–470.
6. Holt P. J. Bull A. M. J. Cashman P. M. McGregor A. H. Kinematics of spinal motion during prolonged rowing. Int. J. Sports Med., 2003, 24, 597–602.
7. McGregor A. H. Patankar Z. S. Bull A. M. J. Spinal kinematics in elite oarswomen during a routine physiological ‘step test’. Med. Sc. Sports Exer., 2005, 37, 1014–1020.
8. O'Sullivan F. O'Sullivan J. Bull A. M. J. McGregor A. H. Modelling multivariate biomechanical measurements of the spine during a rowing exercise. Clin. Biomech., 2003, 18, 488–493.
9. McGregor A. H. Patankar Z. S. Bull A. M. J. Longitudinal changes in the spinal kinematics of oars-women during step testing. J. Sports Sci. Med., 2007, 6, 29–35.
10. Bull A. M. J. McGregor A. H. Measuring spinal motion in rowers: The use of an electromagnetic device. Clin. Biomech., 2000, 15, 772–776.
11. Steer R. R. McGregor A. H. 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.
12. Ingham S. A. Whyte G. P. Jones K. Nevill A. M. Determinants of 2,000 m rowing ergometer performance in elite rowers. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol., 2002, 88, 243–246.
13. McGregor A. H. Hill A. Grewar J. Trunk strength patterns in elite rowers. Isokinet. Exer. Sci., 2004, 12, 253–261.
14. Kleshnev V. Biomechanics. In Rowing: Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine. (Eds Secher N. Volianitis S. ) 2007, 22–34 (International Olympic Commission, International Rowing Federation; Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK). Medical Commission, Blackwell.
15. Sprague R. C. Martin J. C. Davidson C. J. Farrar R. P. Force-velocity and power-velocity relationships during maximal short-term rowing ergometry. Med. Sci. Sports Exer., 2007, 39, 358–364.
16. Secher N. H. Physiological and biomechanical aspects of rowing. Implications for training. Sports Med., 1993, 15, 24–42.
17. Battista R. A. Pivarnik J. M. Dummer G. M. Sauer N. Malina R. M. Comparisons of physical characteristics and performances among female collegiate rowers. J. Sports Sci., 2007, 25, 651–657.
18. Soper C. Hume P. A. Towards an ideal rowing technique for performance: The contributions from biomechanics. Sports Med., 2004, 34, 825–848.