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What
is the
point?
Anaerobic
threshold
refers
to how
well an
athlete
is able
to
function
while
not
being
able to
use
oxygen.
When
activities
are performed
at a
very
high
intensity
level,
the body
will
switch
to a
different
energy
system,
one that
does not
require
oxygen
to function
effectively.
A rowing
step
test is
the
perfect
way to
gauge
whether
this
energy
system
is at a
high
performance
level.
The
objective
of the
Rowing
steps
test is
to
evaluate
your
speed,
strength
and
endurance
for
rowing.
What
do you
need?
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How do you do the test?
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The assessment will consist of five different trials, each lasting four minutes in length and the measured in a per four hundred metre pace (how long it takes you to cover four hundred metres).
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As you progress through the steps of the assessment, you will increase the pace and will have a thirty second recovery period between the trials. The last trial you do will be an all out max effort.
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When performing each trial, the assistant needs to make note of the distance you have gone in four minutes, the stroke rate you use as well as your heart rate. This heart rate should be measured about three minutes into the test because that is when it will become steady.
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What
results
you'll
get :
To
analyze
the
results
you
receive,
you
would
compare
them
with
previous
assessments
you've
done,
hoping
to see a
lower
heart rate at
each
trial
than
previously.
If this
is the
case, it
is a
good
indication
that you
have
improved
both
your
endurance
as well as your
anaerobic
threshold.
Note
also
that
this
test is
intended
for
those
individuals
who have
a time
for the
2000
metre
race of 8
minutes
and
thirty
seconds
or less.
What
is being
measured
again?
These
test
measures
your
strength,
endurance
and
working
heart-rate
while
rowing. |
