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KINESIOLOGY & SPORTMEDICINE SECTION Mihály Sáfrán Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest, Hungary Supervisor: Dr. Gábor Szőts, assistant professor Consultant: Dr. István Györe, head physician Treadmill Examination of First Class Canoe and Kayak Competitors Introduction: Being a Hungarian national team canoeist and as a bioengineer I would like to join my biochemical and physiological studies with the sport that‘s why I choose the exercise physiological testing of canoe-kayak athletes. The changes in olympic program of canoe induces a growing demand of the race specialised training methods. Hypotheses: 1. The competitors from 500 m and 1000 m races have better endurance indicators (relVO2, running time) than the athletes of 200 m race, because at longer races aerob pathways have more importance in energy gain. 2. During the 7 weeks of winter base exercises (moderate intensity running, swimming, strength training) the aerob capacity of the 500 m and 1000 m competitors improves in a higher rate than that of the 200 m athletes. In senior category athletes are specialised for a race-distance by their genotype and muscle fiber type. The congenital features determine the magnitude of the endurance capacity improvement. Examination methods, participants, conditions: Hungarian national team male kayak and canoeists (n=26) were examined at two ocassions on treadmill. Firstly, 6 weeks after the end of the competitive season, secondly 7 weeks later. During this period they underwent a winter preparatory phase. They ran until total exhaustion („vita maxima‖) and gas exchange, heart rate and blood lactate levels were measured. Basic statistics and for comparison of the measured data in the two occassions Student‘s t-test was used (significance level: p

Meiko Asaka Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Supervisor: Dr. Higuchi Mitsuru, professor Effects of Rowing Training on Abdominal Muscle and Fat in Elderly Men Introduction: With advancing age, muscle mass decreases significantly more in abdominal area than in other sites, while abdominal fat accumulation increases. The abdominal muscle play an essential role in transferring the body in various movements such as walking and standing up from a chair and stabilizing the body. The age-related decrease in the abdominal muscle mass is associated with the risk of falls and disability in activities of daily living in elderly people and the increase in the abdominal fat accumulation has some effects on lifestyle-related diseases. Therefore, it is important to prevent decrease of these muscles and an increase of abdominal fat accumulation. Rowing exercise involves almost all muscles of the body and has been recommended to maintain health as aerobic exercise. It was reported that elderly oarsmen not only have higher aerobic capacity, but also have larger knee extensor muscles than age-matched sedentary men. Moreover, the leg, trunk and arm motions account for about 40%, 50%, and 10% of the total rowing power, respectively. Therefore, we hypothesized that rowing exercise increases abdominal muscle and decreases abdominal fat accumulation in elderly people. Purpose: In this study, we examined the effects of rowing exercise on the abdominal muscle and fat size in elderly men. Methods and results: In a cross-sectional study, we compared the abdominal muscle and fat size in 16 elderly male rowers (ROW: age, 67.8±2.3 yr) and in 18 untrained men (UT: 66.2±3.0 yr). The cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of abdominal muscle and fat were assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ROW had 20% larger total abdominal muscle CSA than UT (P

Meiko Asaka<br />

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Higuchi Mitsuru, pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Effects <strong>of</strong> Rowing Training on Abdominal Muscle <strong>and</strong> Fat in Elderly Men<br />

Introduction: With advancing age, muscle mass decreases significantly more in abdominal<br />

area than in other sites, while abdominal fat accumulation increases. The abdominal muscle<br />

play an essential role in transferring the body in various movements such as walking <strong>and</strong><br />

st<strong>and</strong>ing up from a chair <strong>and</strong> stabilizing the body. The age-related decrease in the abdominal<br />

muscle mass is associated with the risk <strong>of</strong> falls <strong>and</strong> disability in activities <strong>of</strong> daily living in<br />

elderly people <strong>and</strong> the increase in the abdominal fat accumulation has some effects on<br />

lifestyle-related diseases. Therefore, it is important to prevent decrease <strong>of</strong> these muscles <strong>and</strong><br />

an increase <strong>of</strong> abdominal fat accumulation. Rowing exercise involves almost all muscles <strong>of</strong><br />

the body <strong>and</strong> has been recommended to maintain health as aerobic exercise. It was reported<br />

that elderly oarsmen not only have higher aerobic capacity, but also have larger knee extensor<br />

muscles than age-matched sedentary men. Moreover, the leg, trunk <strong>and</strong> arm motions account<br />

for about 40%, 50%, <strong>and</strong> 10% <strong>of</strong> the total rowing power, respectively. Therefore, we<br />

hypothesized that rowing exercise increases abdominal muscle <strong>and</strong> decreases abdominal fat<br />

accumulation in elderly people.<br />

Purpose: In this study, we examined the effects <strong>of</strong> rowing exercise on the abdominal muscle<br />

<strong>and</strong> fat size in elderly men.<br />

Methods <strong>and</strong> results: In a cross-sectional study, we compared the abdominal muscle <strong>and</strong> fat<br />

size in 16 elderly male rowers (ROW: age, 67.8±2.3 yr) <strong>and</strong> in 18 untrained men (UT:<br />

66.2±3.0 yr). The cross-sectional areas (CSAs) <strong>of</strong> abdominal muscle <strong>and</strong> fat were assessed by<br />

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ROW had 20% larger total abdominal muscle CSA than<br />

UT (P

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