Effects of a block-based training approach on the morphometric parameters of rowers during the specialized basic training stage
Юрій РЕДЬКВА, Tetiana Kutseryb, Petro Ladyka · Academic Visions · 2026
The
Aim: of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the authors' training program in improving the physical fitness of rowers compared with the standard Youth Sports School training program over a 10-month training cycle.
Methods: . The study employed the analysis of scientific literature, pedagogical testing, and
methods of mathematical statistics. Forty-three athletes participated in the study and were equally assigned to the control group (CG, n = 21) and the experimental group (EG, n = 22). At the beginning of the experiment, no statistically significant differences were found between the groups in the studied indicators (p > 0.05), confirming their homogeneity for further comparison. The research methodology included a series of anthropometric measurements, including body height, body mass, trunk length with arms extended, chest circumference at rest, arm span, and hand grip strength (right- and left-hand dynamometry).
Results: . The
Findings: demonstrated positive changes in morphometric parameters in both groups throughout the pedagogical experiment; however, these improvements were more pronounced in the experimental group. Statistically significant improvements were observed in all assessed parameters in the experimental group (p 0.05).
Conclusions: . The obtained
results indicate the effectiveness of applying a block-based approach to training process
Design: for optimizing the morphometric development of rowers at the stage of specialized basic training.