DOES ERGOMETER DESIGN CHANGE HOW ROWERS MOVE UNDER FATIGUE?

Bernstein, I. A., Webber, O., & Woledge, R. (2002). An ergonomic comparison of rowing machine designs: Possible implications for safety. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 36(2), 108–112.

By Alex Wolf

Rowers spend substantial amounts of training time on ergometers, yet the machine itself changes how the athlete moves compared with rowing on water. This study explores whether fixed and floating ergometer designs alter stroke length and force production, and importantly, what happens to those differences as rowers fatigue.