# Effects of Specific Training Using a Rowing Ergometer on Sport Performance in Adolescents
## 4 Discussion  
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a specific rowing ergometer training program compared to general strength training on sport performance in adolescent rowers. After analyzing the results obtained, we were able to verify that although the results improved in both the CG and the EG following the training program, there was a greater positive and statistically significant correlation between the power achieved in the rowing ergometer test (W) and the rowing-specific strength training. To assess the performance of rowers in both categories, we adjusted the competition course distance to match their accustomed level of challenge. This procedure allowed us to analyze the athletic performance of each participant and compare the results of both categories, and thus we set out to estimate the athletic performance of each par \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Control Group**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Experimental Group**} \\ \hline  & **Male** & **Female** & **Male** & **Female** \\  & **(Mean \(\pm\) SEM)** & **(Mean \(\pm\) SEM)** & **(Mean \(\pm\) SEM)** \\ \hline Post-test (W) & 163.04 \(\pm\) 10.51 & 108.81 \(\pm\) 10.99 & 208.04 \(\pm\) 13.99 & 159.10 \(\pm\) 13.55 \\ One year later (W) & 191.47 \(\pm\) 8.41 & 146.36 \(\pm\) 10.67 & 246.65 \(\pm\) 18.67 & 194.46 \(\pm\) 14.37 \\ \(\Delta\)Diff\({}_{\text{post-test}}\)/one year later (W) & +28.43 & +37.55 & +38.61 & +35.36 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}  
[F\({}_{\text{(0,280)}}\) = 0.39; two-way ANOVA and Holm–Sidak test]. W = watts.  
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Table 7: Intra-subject analysis of muscle strength by group and sex one year after the training program. Figure 4: Evolution of the averages obtained (W) according to group and sex; and results obtained one year after the training program. [F\({}_{\text{(9,208)}}\) = 0.39; two-way ANOVA and Holm–Sidak test; (*, \(p\) \(<\) 0.05)]. W = watts. ticipant to compare the results after completing the defined training program. In this sense, there are studies that show significant relationships between strength values and performance, using the rowing ergometer tests as a predictor of athletic performance in rowers [6]. If we focus on the sport of rowing in relation to muscular strength, studies analyzing the influence of aerobic capacity on athlete performance are predominantly prevalent across various disciplines, including Olympic rowing [21] with research addressing the issue of the relative contribution and demands of muscular strength and power only being very limited [2]. In this sense, recent studies have shown how important muscle strength is during the initial phase of rowing, when the athlete is subjected to high levels of acceleration while extending the upper body [2,5]. Therefore, it is important to investigate the relationship between the way we train our young athletes and their performance to encourage their athletic performance while promoting proper body development [22,23]. Accordingly, a literature review reveals the importance of strength training as a beneficial tool for the health of the target population [24]. Some examples indicate that an eight-week training program based on strength training significantly improves sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach, standing broad jumps, as well as the height reached during the Counter Movement Jump (CMJ) test [25]. A recently published review on the influence of variables associated with muscle strength training in prepubescent youth demonstrated its efficacy, not only in increasing muscle strength values in 100% of cases, but also in significantly increasing jumping and sprinting skills. At a morphological level, strength training helps to decrease the percentage of body fat and increase lean body mass [3,26], so it is not only beneficial for maintaining an adequate body mass index, but also helps in the correct motor development of young athletes [12,27]. [PERSON] et al.