STROKE-BY-STROKE ROWING POWER ASSESSMENT

Egan-Shuttler, J., Edmonds, R., Eddy, C., O’Neill, V., & Ives, S. Beyond peak, a simple approach to assess rowing power and the impact of training: a technical report. International Journal of Exercise Science, 12(6).

By Will Ruth

Rowers and coaches commonly use a single stroke to define peak power in a short duration erging test. Does this approach leave out useful information? New research suggests that a stroke-by-stroke analysis using a free app and a bit of extra effort can yield valuable insight into peak power testing, with influence on how and why we perform power training and plyometric exercises for rowers.