Why the study?
Does rowing training induce specific adaptations in left ventricular muscle mass and dimensions compared to non-endurance or pure endurance training?
Population
225 subjects including 135 rowers of regional up to national level, 62 non-endurance trained subjects, and…
Comparison
Rowing (strength and endurance training) vs Non-endurance training and pure endurance training
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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LV hypertrophy thresholds in rowers may be physiologic; extends endurance athlete data to mixed training but leaves causality open.
Does rowing training induce specific adaptations in left ventricular muscle mass and dimensions compared to non-endurance or pure endurance training?
Healthy strength-endurance trained athletes with large body dimensions can exceed clinical limits for LV internal diameter and heart weight without pathological findings, though LV wall thickness rarely exceeds clinical limits.
Urhausen et al. (1996) studied this question.
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