The effect of rowing and seated row exercise on motoric features and body composition in addition to tabata training

The aim of this study is to investigate of the effects of rowing and Seated Row exercises together with Tabata training on motoric characteristics and body composition. Forty male university students between the ages of 18-25, who exercise for health at least 3 (three) days a week, volunteered for the study. Pre-test data were obtained by applying the pull-up, arm pull-up, 30-second rowing, Seated Row and Cooper tests to the participants. Participants were randomly divided into 4 groups as Tabata group (10), Tabata-shovel group (10), Tabata-Seated Row group (10), and control group (10). An exercise program consisting of movements adapted to the Tabata protocol (20 seconds: 10 seconds) was applied to the groups 3 days a week for 8 weeks. While the Two Way ANOVA test was used in the comparisons of the normally distributed variables between two groups, the related sample t test was used in the pretest-posttest comparisons of the groups. Statistical significance was evaluated at the p<0.05 level in all the results obtained. There was no statistically significant difference in body mass index, basal metabolic rate, Cooper and body weight values between the groups (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the values of the pull-up bar, Seated Row and rowing groups between the groups (p<0.05). As a result, it was found that Seated Row and rowing exercises in addition to Tabata training had an effect on pulling up in the pull-ups. Although these effects are mathematically and statistically significant, according to the results of the analysis, the most effective training on pulling the arm in the pull-ups was the Tabata training. Keywords: Strength, Interval, Bio Impedance Analysis.