Research Impact: Six world-class Chinese male rowers participated in the study. The training volume in different modalities and intensities were recorded over 44 weeks. To evaluate rowing performance, rowers completed four 2000 m and 5000 m maximum effort time trials and two incremental step tests. Total training time for the season was 907 h, which consisted of 67.5% of rowing training, 16.9% of strength training, 15.2% of warm-up and flexibility, and 0.4% of non-specific endurance training. The rowing training intensity distribution (TID) was 87.0% performed at low intensity (LIT), 8.4% at moderate intensity (MIT), and 4.6% at high intensity (HIT). There was no significant difference in average weekly rowing training volume (distance) at LIT across four phases (p=0.12), as well as rowing training at MIT (p=0.07) and HIT (p=0.97). The fourth 2000 m time trials performance significantly improved from the first trial (−6.4 s, p=0.02). The fourth 5000 m time trial performance was significantly improved from the first (−13.4 s, p=0.02) and second trial (−14.1 s, p=0.01). The final-step mean power output 
in the second incremental step test improved significantly (p=0.04). In the 2018–19 season, China’s world-class rowers conducted considerable LIT rowing. The training volume distribution and rowing TID were similar in all phases.
Zhong, Y., Zheng, H., Weldon, A., Nugent, F., Gee, T. I., Sperlich, B., Moore, D., Zi, W., and Li, Y. (2024). Training volume, intensity, and performance of world-class Chinese rowers prior to the 2019 world championships: A case study. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17479541241279559. DOI: 10.1177/17479541241279559
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