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The relationship between the dynamics of cardiorespiratory parameters of elite rowers determined in ergospirometer testing and their performance in 2000- and 6000-m Concept II rowing ergometer contests was analyzed. The analysis showed a strong correlation between sports results and physiological parameters, such as the maximal oxygen consumption in absolute units, oxygen consumption at the aerobic threshold and respiratory compensation point, fat-free body mass, maximum attainable power of performance, and powers at the aerobic threshold and respiratory compensation point, despite the substantial period of time between the contests and the functional ergospirometer tests.
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Original Russian Text © O.V. Drarnitsyn, A.M. Ivanova, V.V. Sazonov, 2009, published in Fiziologiya Cheloveka, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 74–81.
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Drarnitsyn, O.V., Ivanova, A.M. & Sazonov, V.V. The relationship between the dynamics of cardiorespiratory variables and rowing ergometer performance. Hum Physiol 35, 325–331 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119709030086
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