Endocrine and neuromodulatory regulation during prolonged maximal 6000-m rowing in male athletes.

Joanna Ostapiuk-Karolczuk, Anna Kasperska, Hanna Dziewiecka, Justyna Cichoń-Woźniak, Małgorzata Reysner, Wojciech Gruszka +3 more

PURPOSE: The 6000-m rowing ergometer test represents a prolonged maximal effort commonly used in elite rowing; however, its physiological responses are less well characterized than those observed during the standard 2000-m race-distance format. This study aimed to examine acute endocrine and neuromodulatory responses to a maximal 6000-m rowing test in elite male rowers. METHODS: Nineteen elite male rowers performe…