Physique traits of male rowers competing in the 2003 Australian Rowing Championships
| Variable | Male U23, n = 35 | Male OPEN, n = 27 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| *Significantly different to U23 (p<0.05). | ||||
| No analysis was undertaken between genders. Data are presented as means and SD. | ||||
| Body mass (kg) | 70.6 | 1.9 | 71.2 | 1.1 |
| Sum of eight skinfolds (mm) | 44.5 | 7.1 | 42.7 | 7.2 |
| Lengths (cm) | ||||
| Height | 181.6 | 5.2 | 180.7 | 3.9 |
| Sitting height | 93.4 | 2.6 | 92.7 | 2.9 |
| Arm span | 187.2 | 6.6 | 188.4 | 3.8 |
| Arm length | 34.9 | 1.5 | 35.0 | 1.0 |
| Forearm length | 26.7 | 1.2 | 26.8 | 0.7 |
| Thigh length | 47.0 | 2.1 | 47.2 | 1.7 |
| Leg length | 48.5 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 1.3 |
| Sitting height/stature (%) | 51.4 | 0.8 | 51.3 | 0.8 |
| Arm length/stature (%) | 45.0 | 1.0 | 45.4 | 1.0 |
| Breadths (cm) | ||||
| Shoulder breadth | 41.1 | 1.4 | 41.4 | 0.9 |
| Transverse chest | 30.8 | 1.2 | 31.0 | 0.9 |
| A-P chest depth | 19.9 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 0.9 |
| Humerus breadth | 7.2 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Femur breadth | 9.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.3 |
| Girths (cm) | ||||
| Arm relaxed corrected | 26.7 | 1.4 | 27.2 | 1.4 |
| Arm flexed and tensed | 31.8 | 1.3 | 32.6* | 1.3 |
| Forearm | 27.7 | 0.8 | 27.8 | 0.7 |
| Chest corrected | 94.1 | 2.8 | 96.6* | 2.9 |
| Waist | 75.1 | 2.8 | 76.3 | 2.5 |
| Hip | 92.7 | 2.0 | 92.8 | 1.9 |
| Mid thigh corrected | 49.5 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 1.6 |
| Calf corrected | 34.8 | 1.4 | 34.7 | 1.3 |
| Estimated mass (kg) | ||||
| Fat | 5.4 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Residual | 20.1 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 1.0 |
| Bone | 12.2 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| Muscle | 34.5 | 1.2 | 34.9 | 1.2 |
| Somatotype | ||||
| Endomorphy | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Mesomorphy | 4.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Ectomorphy | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Attitudinal mean (SAM) | 1.05 | – | 0.88 | – |