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Predicting 2,000-meter rowing ergometer performance with 7-stroke peak power, 20-Second, and 60-Second maximal effort tests in NCAA DI female rowers.

DeLeo JM, Eserhaut DA, Provost JA, Ackerman KE, Fry AC. · Frontiers in physiology · 2026

Researchers tested 40 NCAA Division I female rowers on three short all-out rowing ergometer efforts (a 7-stroke peak power test, a 20-second test, and a 60-second test) and compared the results to their 2,000-meter erg times. Average power in the 60-second test was the strongest single predictor of 2k time (R² = 0.611, r = -0.78), followed by the 20-second test (R² = 0.536), while the 7-stroke peak power test was the weakest (R² = 0.417).
Takeaway: Use a 60-second all-out erg test as a quick, low-fatigue way to track progress toward better 2k performance.
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Purpose: Using

Methods: similar to those of Cerasola et al. (2022), we sought to determine if the 20-second (20-s), and 60-second (60-s) maximal effort rowing ergometer tests serve as predictors of 2,000-meter ergometer test (2kerg) performance in a cohort of female university rowers. Secondarily, we also sought to assess if the 7-Stroke Peak Power Test (7SPP) and years of rowing experience improve the strength of prediction models.

Methods 40 NCAA DI female rowers performed anaerobic capacity tests (7SPP, 20-s, 60-s) at four different time points during the 2023-2024 academic year. A 2kerg was performed three weeks after the last anaerobic capacity test date. Power (W 7SPP , W 20 , W 60 ), as well as 2kerg variables of time (T 2000 ), velocity (V 2000 ), power (W 2000 ), and stroke length (SL 2000 ), were included for analysis. An anaerobic profile of each athlete was created based on W 7SPP , W 20 , W 60 and normalized to W 2000 .

Results: W 60 was the best individual predictor of T 2000 (R 2 = 0.611, F = 59.68, p 60 also had a very large negative correlation with T 2000 (r = -0.78, p 20 was the second-best predictor of T 2000 (R 2 = 0.536, F = 43.9, p 2000 (r = -0.73, p 7SPP was the weakest predictor of all anaerobic capacity tests (R 2 = 0.4171, F = 27.19, p

Conclusion: The 60-s maximal effort rowing ergometer test is a time-efficient anaerobic capacity test that can be used to monitor rowing performance, indicate potential improvements in 2kerg performance, and confirm positive adaptations to the training program.

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