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A heavyweight male rower, and current Olympic champion, undertook a laboratory-based
incremental rowing test on four separate occasions; eight weeks prior to the Sydney
Olympics (Pre OG), after eight weeks of inactivity (Post-IA), after 8 weeks of retraining
(Post 8) and after a further 12 weeks of training (Post 20). Following the period
of inactivity, peak oxygen uptake (v̇O2peak) declined by 8%, power at reference blood lactate concentrations declined by
approximately 100 W (25%), and power at v̇O2peak was 20% lower. With eight weeks of retraining, rapid improvements were seen.
For most parameters, however, the rate of improvement slowed and after 20 weeks of
retraining the individual was approaching pre-Olympic levels. v̇O2 at lactate threshold as a percentage of v̇O2peak remained unchanged. These results show that detraining in the elite athlete can
be pronounced, with rapid improvements upon retraining which slow, so that retraining
takes considerably longer to achieve than detraining did. Complete cessation of training
should be limited to short periods only in the preparation of the elite heavyweight
rower. Any break should, if possible, include ‘maintenance training’. In this way
any decrements in those physiological parameters associated with 2000 m rowing performance
will be minimised.
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