The Relationship Between Flexibility and Rowing Performance on Elite Rowers

Yeditepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Performance; Flexibility

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Sit and Reach Test; Diagnostic Test: Weight Bearing Lunge Test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05771272

TCİl

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the research is to examine the effects of ankle, low back and hamstring flexibility of young male rowers on 2000-m rowing performance. Research data were collected on January 8, 2023, at Turkey Indoor Rowing Championship. The subjects of the research (n=26) is young male rowers aged 16-18 and with at least 2 years of rowing age. Outcome measures in this study are 'Sit and Reach Test' and 'Weight Bearing Lunge Test'.

Full description

The aim of the research is to examine the effects of ankle, low back and hamstring flexibility of young male rowers on 2000-m rowing performance. Research data were collected on January 8, 2023, at Turkey Indoor Rowing Championship.The study included 26 male rowers who competed in different Turkish rowing teams. The subjects completed a form requesting certain personal and training data also consent form was filled. After subject completed the form, flexibility of the back and backline of lower extremities were measured. To measure the low back and hamstring muscle flexibility, 'sit and reach test' and assess the ankle flexibility 'weight bearing lunge test' were conducted on each rower. In order to measure performance of rowers, the time results of 2000-m ergometer test were recorded after the race.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 16 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Continuing to rowing sport actively
• Rowing age of at least 2 years
• Young men rowers aged between the 16-18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Acute injury in the lumbar region and lower extremity and/or presence of pain for more than 3 months,
• Surgical operation in the lumbar region and lower extremity region in the last 6 months,
• Over 18 years old or under 16 years old and less than 2 years of rowing age

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 1 patient group

Elite Rowers

Other group

Description:

They are young men rowers aged between 16-18 years, rowing age of at least 2 years, and continuing to row sport actively.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Weight Bearing Lunge Test

Diagnostic Test: Sit and Reach Test