Comparative Analysis of Measuring Methods for Prediction of Critical Power in Rowers

PURPOSE This study aims to carry out a comparative analysis of measuring methods to predict a critical power in rowers. METHODS Three types of tests were performed for seven male university rowers: 1) a critical power determination test, 2) a 3‐ and 6‐minute all‐out rowing test, 3) a 2,000 m simulated rowing test. The CP and W ́ were determined from the regression between work and time to exhaustion, derived from two exhaustive trials at 60, 70% of the maximal power, and 3‐, 6‐minute all‐out rowing test to estimate the EP and WEP. The test data were analyzed by paired t‐test, one‐way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. RESULTS Comparing the differences between the 3‐ and 6‐minute all‐out tests, EP (p< .001) showed that the 6‐minute test was lower than the 3‐minute test and WEP (p