Elite athletes are highly motivated people. and need high levels of motivation to prevail through the tough training sessions and through set backs (Hardy, Jones & Gould. 1996). Therefore. research on motivation and specifically what contributes to a rower's motivation becomes significant from both a theoretical and practical view. The purpose of this study was to first. identify and understand motivational differences and similarities between the genders of elite rowers, using the framework of the Achievement Goal Theory. Second, it was to further explore these motivational differences and similarities between practice and competitive situations. This study investigated the phenomenon of motivation through a qualitative approach by interviewing 8 female and 5 male rowers from the Canadian Olympic Rowing team. where significant statements were identified and clustered into themes. Overall, there were more similarities than differences between the genders. Both genders had the goal to win, expressed the importance of the process rather than the end product and agreed that their teammates were very important to them and greatly influenced their behaviours and performances. Among the different situational environments, the rowers' responses illustrated that it was not only possible to be task, ego and socially involved at the same time, it tended to be the norm. Results from this study also challenged the traditional framework of the Achievement Goal Theory, including illustrating the importance of social orientation amongst the elite rowers. Several implications for athletes, coaches and sport organizations were mentioned to improve an athlete's performance.

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The purpose of this experiment was to examine the efficacy of implementing a high intensity, high volume workout into the late stages of a taper, to identify if there was a performance enhancing effect beyond that of an intensity maintained, reduced-volume taper. Eleven male collegiate rowers (age 21.0 ± 1.9 years, VO2max 60.9 ± 5.8 ml/kg/min) completed 23 days of progressively overloaded training, followed by 5 days of reduced training volume. Participants were matched and randomly assigned to either a high intensity-low volume or high intensity-high volume treatment workout approximately 48 hours prior to an indoor rowing competition. Other than the treatment workout, all prescribed training was identical. Both tapers resulted in significant improvements in 2000 m ergometer performance; however there was no statistically significant difference between these groups (Low volume: 5.4 ± 2.7 seconds High volume 4.0 ± 3.3 seconds) Post race blood lactate tended to be higher following taper, however it did not reach significance (p = 0.06) and there was no difference between groups. There were no differences throughout training and taper for hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct.), and plasma volume in either group. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), increased with training and increased further with taper in both groups; conversely, red cell distribution width (RDW) decreased with training and decreased further with taper in both groups. Jump height did not change from pre-taper to competition; however, there was a decrease in dip depth and a corresponding increase in peak acceleration and rate of force development in both groups. There was also a reduction in fatigue at competition compared to week 2 as measured by the Profile of Mood States questionnaire. These physiological and psychological adaptations may in part explain the observed combined 1.8% improvement in 2000m ergometer performance compared to pre-taper test times, however we were unable to discern any differences in any measured parameters between the higher volume and low volume treatment groups. The changes in hematological parameters may be indicative of decreases in erythrocyte age; and the adaptations to acceleration / rate of force development suggest potential improvements under the broad theme of movement economy. This study found that employing a 5 day reduced volume taper improved performance, however, implementing a higher volume, high intensity stimulus 48-52 hours prior to competition resulted in no added benefit and a potentially meaningful (1.4 seconds) yet not significant reduction in performance response to taper.

A presente pesquisa busca respostas para a seguinte questão central: como ocorreu a implantação, o estabelecimento e a disseminação dos clubes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul, no longo século XIX. O corpus documental da pesquisa foi composto, principalmente, por jornais oriundos das cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, onde se localizou os primeiros vestígios das práticas náuticas e aquáticas no Rio Grande do Sul. O processamento das fontes históricas foi realizado por meio do software de análise qualitativa dos dados ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. As fontes interpretadas, por meio do cruzamento do referencial teórico, da revisão bibliográfica e das fontes inventariadas, revelaram que as cidades portuárias do estado foram os principais espaços para a emergência das associações esportivas náuticas e aquáticas. As trocas culturais entre os imigrantes e descendentes geraram o estabelecimento e a disseminação das associações esportivas, bem como impulsionaram a difusão dos esportes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul. Nas cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, tais práticas sofreram um processo de esportivização e, juntamente com a congregação de elementos de diversas culturas, mais tarde se disseminaram para outras cidades sul-rio-grandenses. / This research seeks to answer one central question: how did the implementation, establishment and the dissemination of nautical and aquatic sport clubs in Rio Grande do Sul occur throughout the nineteenth century? The documentary research corpus was composed mainly of newspapers from Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, which is where the first traces of nautical and aquatic practices can be found in Rio Grande do Sul. The processing of historical sources was carried out by using the qualitative data analysis software ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. The sources were interpreted by cross-referencing the theoretical foundation, the literature review and inventoried sources which revealed that the state´s port cities were the main locations for the emergence of nautical and aquatic sports associations. Cultural exchange programs between immigrants and descendants generated the establishment and dissemination of sports associations, as well as boosting the diffusion of nautical and aquatic sports in Rio Grande do Sul. In Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, such practices have undergone a process of sportization together with the fusion of diverse cultures, which later spread to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul.

A presente pesquisa busca respostas para a seguinte questão central: como ocorreu a implantação, o estabelecimento e a disseminação dos clubes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul, no longo século XIX. O corpus documental da pesquisa foi composto, principalmente, por jornais oriundos das cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, onde se localizou os primeiros vestígios das práticas náuticas e aquáticas no Rio Grande do Sul. O processamento das fontes históricas foi realizado por meio do software de análise qualitativa dos dados ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. As fontes interpretadas, por meio do cruzamento do referencial teórico, da revisão bibliográfica e das fontes inventariadas, revelaram que as cidades portuárias do estado foram os principais espaços para a emergência das associações esportivas náuticas e aquáticas. As trocas culturais entre os imigrantes e descendentes geraram o estabelecimento e a disseminação das associações esportivas, bem como impulsionaram a difusão dos esportes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul. Nas cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, tais práticas sofreram um processo de esportivização e, juntamente com a congregação de elementos de diversas culturas, mais tarde se disseminaram para outras cidades sul-rio-grandenses. / This research seeks to answer one central question: how did the implementation, establishment and the dissemination of nautical and aquatic sport clubs in Rio Grande do Sul occur throughout the nineteenth century? The documentary research corpus was composed mainly of newspapers from Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, which is where the first traces of nautical and aquatic practices can be found in Rio Grande do Sul. The processing of historical sources was carried out by using the qualitative data analysis software ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. The sources were interpreted by cross-referencing the theoretical foundation, the literature review and inventoried sources which revealed that the state´s port cities were the main locations for the emergence of nautical and aquatic sports associations. Cultural exchange programs between immigrants and descendants generated the establishment and dissemination of sports associations, as well as boosting the diffusion of nautical and aquatic sports in Rio Grande do Sul. In Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, such practices have undergone a process of sportization together with the fusion of diverse cultures, which later spread to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul.

L'objectif sera, par delà l'analyse des représentations, de mesurer la façon dont l'engouement pour la pratique nautique et les activités de loisirs s'inscrivent dans une urbanisation progressive des bords de marne et inversement. / The objective will be, by the analysis of the representation, to measure the craze for the nautical practice and the activities of leisure activities join in a progressive urbanization of the river banks and conversely.

A presente pesquisa busca respostas para a seguinte questão central: como ocorreu a implantação, o estabelecimento e a disseminação dos clubes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul, no longo século XIX. O corpus documental da pesquisa foi composto, principalmente, por jornais oriundos das cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, onde se localizou os primeiros vestígios das práticas náuticas e aquáticas no Rio Grande do Sul. O processamento das fontes históricas foi realizado por meio do software de análise qualitativa dos dados ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. As fontes interpretadas, por meio do cruzamento do referencial teórico, da revisão bibliográfica e das fontes inventariadas, revelaram que as cidades portuárias do estado foram os principais espaços para a emergência das associações esportivas náuticas e aquáticas. As trocas culturais entre os imigrantes e descendentes geraram o estabelecimento e a disseminação das associações esportivas, bem como impulsionaram a difusão dos esportes náuticos e aquáticos no Rio Grande do Sul. Nas cidades de Pelotas, Porto Alegre e Rio Grande, tais práticas sofreram um processo de esportivização e, juntamente com a congregação de elementos de diversas culturas, mais tarde se disseminaram para outras cidades sul-rio-grandenses. / This research seeks to answer one central question: how did the implementation, establishment and the dissemination of nautical and aquatic sport clubs in Rio Grande do Sul occur throughout the nineteenth century? The documentary research corpus was composed mainly of newspapers from Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, which is where the first traces of nautical and aquatic practices can be found in Rio Grande do Sul. The processing of historical sources was carried out by using the qualitative data analysis software ATLAS.ti 7.5.6. The sources were interpreted by cross-referencing the theoretical foundation, the literature review and inventoried sources which revealed that the state´s port cities were the main locations for the emergence of nautical and aquatic sports associations. Cultural exchange programs between immigrants and descendants generated the establishment and dissemination of sports associations, as well as boosting the diffusion of nautical and aquatic sports in Rio Grande do Sul. In Pelotas, Porto Alegre and Rio Grande, such practices have undergone a process of sportization together with the fusion of diverse cultures, which later spread to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul.

Orientador: Paulo Roberto de Oliveira / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Fisica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T06:24:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Soares_JulioCesarJesus_M.pdf: 10677225 bytes, checksum: 1dd756b296ac4a083c281831238ef823 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: O remo teve sua categoria feminina oficializada em eventos internacionais como Campeonato do Mundo em 1974 e os Jogos Olímpicos a partir de 1976. A participação do remo brasileiro feminino nos principais eventos internacionais mencionados anteriormente caracterizou-se como um quadro de resultados desportivos inexpressivo. Portanto, torna-se relevante o desenvolvimento de pesquisas científicas que contribuam para elucidação metodológica do processo de treinamento na modalidade em questão. Na atualidade, a obtenção de resultados superiores está relacionada a uma democratização da modalidade na sociedade bem como seleção e orientação de talentos para um sistematizado processo de preparação de muitos anos. A presente pesquisa tem como objetivos organizar o conjunto de dados sobre a vida desportiva pregressa da atleta FB, primeira remadora brasileira com participação olímpica; identificar longitudinalmente as etapas de preparação de muitos anos e relacioná-las com as descritas na literatura especializada. A pesquisa se caracteriza como um estudo de caso descritivo com um delineamento longitudinal. Os instrumentos de pesquisa utilizados para o desenvolvimento do presente trabalho foram: entrevista e registros documentais (escolar, diário do treinador e testes de laboratório). Em relação à organização dos dados documentais referentes à antropometria, observou-se uma seqüência coerentemente estruturada nas coletas das variáveis durante o período escolar da atleta, entre os anos de 1989 a 1999, complementado ano a ano até 2005 com os registros do treinador e testes em laboratório; a potência média verificada nos testes de remo-ergômetro nas diferentes etapas da preparação de muitos anos, sendo que, na distância de 2000 m, a atleta obteve os valores 172,2 e 258,3 w, respectivamente, nas etapas de especialização inicial e especialização profunda. O teste de força máxima (uma ação voluntária máxima dinâmica concêntrica) mostrou um crescimento constante ao longo das etapas de preparação; o maior índice absoluto e relativo da potência média (w) coincidiu com o momento de massa corporal ótima, ou seja, quando a atleta foi orientada para competir na categoria peso leve, aproximando-se dos valores apresentados pela elite mundial, o que aumentou seu potencial competitivo internacional. Quanto ao desempenho competitivo se registrou um total de 56 intervenções distribuídas em nível Estadual, Nacional e Internacional. Dessa forma, foi possível concluir que a organização dos dados com sua representação gráfica e as análises comparativas em relação a outras atletas de destaque internacional, subsidia o processo de treinamento idealizado longitudinalmente desde a etapa de preparação preliminar até a de resultados superiores. / Abstract: The women's rowing was officially included in international events in the World Cup in 1974 and the 1976's Olympic Games. The participation of Brazilian women's rowing in major international events mentioned previously characterized himself as a framework for unexpressive sports results. Therefore, it is important the development of scientific research that contribute to the process of methodological elucidation training to this sport. At present time, the achievement of results above is related to: an important democratisation of the modality to the society, selection and supervision of talents to a systematic process of preparation for many years. This research aims to organize the collection of data on the progressive sport life of the FB athlete, the first Brazilian rower with Olympic participation; identify lengthwise the steps in preparation during many years, and list them with those described in literature. The research is characterized as a study case with a longitudinal design. The tools used to search for the development of this work were: interview and documentary records (school, the coach and daily laboratory tests). Regarding the organization of data concerning the documentary anthropometry was observed consistently structured sequence of a collection of variables during the school between the years 1989 to 1999, supplemented every year until 2005 with the records of the coach and in laboratory tests, the power average recorded in the tests of rowing-ergometer in various stages of preparation for many years, with the distance of 2000m, the athlete presented 172.2 and 258.3 W, respectively, in the initial stages of preparation and deep expertise. The test of maximum strength (a maximum voluntary dynamic concentric action) showed a steady increase of this variable along the stages of preparation, the highest absolute and relative power of the average coincided with the optimal body mass, or when the athlete was oriented to compete in the lightweight category, approaching the values presented by the global elite, which increased her international competitive potential. The competitive performance registered a total of 56 occasions distributed in state, national and international level. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the organization of the data with its graphic representation and comparing analysis with others intenational athletes, subsidizes the process of training designed lengthwise from the stage prelimiary preparation to superior results stage. / Mestrado / Ciencia do Desporto / Mestre em Educação Física

Title: The most common difficulties in rowing - analysis and possibilities of prevention and compensation Objectives: The main goal of this diploma thesis is to evaluate the most common difficulties and damage to the musculoskeletal system in rowers in the Czech Republic aged 15 to 40 years. Another goal is to evaluate the possible causes and risk factors of individual problems and damage, their treatment and prevention. Methods: In this diploma thesis, the methods of literary research and the method of written questioning were used. The method of literary research was used to gain knowledge about the issue of rowing in domestic and foreign literature. The method of written questioning was used to find out data concerning the most common problems and damage to the musculoskeletal system, their prevention and treatment. Results: Difficulties or damage to the musculoskeletal system are reported by 108 probands (49,54 % of respondents). A total of 252 difficulties or damage to the musculoskeletal system were recorded in rowers. The most common problem of rowers is muscle damage (18,15 % of all problems). The most common problems are located in the forearms and wrists (24,27 % of all problems), lumbar spine (23,01 % of all problems) and knee joint (17,16 % of all problems). The research confirmed only...

The theme of this thesis is sports diet. It is divided into two parts. A theoretical part explains balanced died. It describes the mechanics of energy generation during physical activity and the characteristics of rowing and Crossfit. The focus is on diet in those disciplines. Based on the theoretical foundation is build a practical part, where the statistical data are analyzed and evaluated. The goal of this thesis is to discover, whether there is a difference between rower's and Crossfit athlete's diets. To find out, specialized questionaries about eating habits have been used. Sixteen sportsmen/sportswomen have filled the questionaries. Based upon collected data about their intake of selected nutrients in the last month, there were no statistically significant differences in energy income, protein consumption (neither animal nor plant-based), amount of fruit and vegetables, fatty acid spectrum nor added sugar income. The data have nonetheless indicated differences, eg. Crossfitters tend to have higher animal protein consumption and lower intake of fruit. Key words: crossfit, eating habits, nutrition, rowing, sport diet