Do you know that female scullers exhibited the most "front-loaded" force curve, followed by male scullers. Sweep rowers, on the other hand, displayed slower catch force gradients. In the second half of the drive, male scullers demonstrated superior force maintenance, while female sweep rowers experienced an earlier drop, possibly indicating differences in upper body muscle strength among the categories. The size of sculling boats had virtually no impact on the shape of the force curve, as observed in singles, doubles, and quads. Comparatively, scullers exhibited a much "fatter" force curve than sweep rowers. In eights, sweep rowers displayed the slowest catch force gradient and the earliest force drop during the second half. An increase in stroke rate results in a more "front-loaded" force curve. However, during the second half of the drive, the force decreases earlier at higher rates due to the higher handle velocity.
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