The Physical Health and Body Composition of Young Male Indian Rowers, Kayakers and Canoers Following Systematic Training

The main intention of this study is to find out the significance of specific exercise on body composition and physical health of young Indian male rowers, kayakers and canoers and to find out which training intensity would be suitable for the respective athletes to reach the zenith of their success. The experiment was carried out in the center of Jagatpur, Sports Authority of India on 6 male rowers, 7 male kayakers and 6 male canoers. The stature of the body (cm), the mass of body (kg) and body mass index or, BMI (kg/m2) were calculated with general procedures. Composition of body including mass of fat (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW), intracellular water (ICW), the ratio between extra and intracellular water (ECW: ICW), cellular mass of the body (BCM), muscular mass (MM), total calcium of the body (TBCa), glycogen, overall body potassium (TBK), and minerals were assessed using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) with the Maltron Bioscan 920-2 from the UK. The training program for the current research study was divided into three phases: the Pre-competitive Period (PCP), Competitive Period 1 (CP1) and Competitive Period 2 (CP2). The goal of our current study was to examine the impact of training on body composition and health. Group differences were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) then Schiff`s Post hoc test was performed with Confidence level at p0.05. In the case of male rowers' body mass index (BMI kg/m2) has decreased from Precompetitive Period (PCP) to Competitive Period 2 (CP2) at (p<0.01) and body mineral content (kg) has increased significantly at (p<0.05). The ECW %), ECW: ICW and mineral content (kg) of male kayakers has increased significantly from PCP to CP2 at (p<0.05). TBW, MM and mineral content in the case of male canoers were found to be significantly and progressively increased from Precompetitive Period (PCP) to Competitive Period 2 (CP2) at (p<0.05). Analysis of the composition of the body are very much crucial to checking health status of athletes; along with specific training is essential to maintain proper body composition