Table 2. Results (n = 9) of a maximal 2000-m all-out rowing performance test (MPT) with low intensity warm up (MPTlow) and with additional high intensity 25 sec all-out arm crank pre-load (MPThigh). Data are means (±SD).
MPTlow MPThigh Difference p
Time (s) 401.7 (23.0) 405.4 (23.3) 3.7 (2.8) .004
Borgbefore 8.3 (1.7) 10.9 (1.9) 2.6 (1.7) .002
Borgafter 18.3 (1.0) 18.1 (2.4) -.2 (2.1) .753