Nutritional Considerations for Bouldering [PDF]
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2017 Bouldering competitions are held up to International level and governed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing. Bouldering has been selected to feature at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, however, physiological qualities and nutritional requirements to optimize performance remain inadequately defined due to large gaps in the literature.
Smith, Edward +2 more
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Risk and Lifestyle Sports: The Case of Bouldering [PDF]
Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 2017 The recent case of Maylin v Dacorum Sports Trust [2017] EWHC 378 (QB) is the latest example of a claim being made for damages suffered whilst participating in bouldering, a form of low-level climbing.
Guy Osborn, Paul Gilchrist
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Acute motor–cognitive responses to a bouldering fatigue protocol in indoor recreational climbers [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of an ecological bouldering fatigue protocol and quantify acute changes in climbing-specific motor performance and visuospatial working memory in indoor climbers.MethodsNon-randomised pre–post study in 28 indoor ...
Bartosz Wilczyński +4 more
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Knee injuries in Rock climbing and Bouldering - An Update
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017 Aims and Objectives: Rock climbing and bouldering is undergoing a worldwide “boom” and has recently been selected for the next Olympic summer games. Besides ground falls, an injury mechanism in this sport is the so-called heel hook position, which is ...
Christoph Lutter MB +2 more
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Climbing the gap: a review on sex differences in high-level rock climbing [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingSince its inclusion in the Olympic Program in 2016, climbing has grown increasingly popular and professionalized. While climbing research is also increasing, female (elite) athletes remain underrepresented, with the extent of this gap remaining ...
Kaja Langer +3 more
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Factors affecting health-seeking behavior in sports climbers in Metro Manila: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionIn the Philippines, studies on athletes are hard to come by when compared to those done internationally, even more so on newer Olympic sports such as Sports climbing.
Danyelle Jay T. Cruz +1 more
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Addressing grading bias in rock climbing: machine and deep learning approaches [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingThe determination rock climbing route difficulty is notoriously subjective. While there is no official standard for determining the difficulty of a rock climbing route, various difficulty rating scales exist.
B. O’Mara, M. S. Mahmud
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Comparison of selected aspects of strength conditioning among junior boulderers and speed and lead climbers [PDF]
Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 2022 Background: Comprehensive preparation of climbers for participation in multi-event competitions requires knowledge of the motor characteristics and fitness profiles of successful athletes competing in their individual events.
Krzysztof Sas-Nowosielski, Mateusz Gutek
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The Effects of Prioritizing Lead or Boulder Climbing Among Intermediate Climbers
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 This study compared the effects of prioritizing lead climbing or boulder climbing on climbing-specific strength and endurance, as well as climbing performance. Fourteen active climbers were randomized to a boulder climbing training group (BCT: age = 27.2
Nicolay Stien +5 more
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Effects of decision-making on indoor bouldering performances: A multi-experimental study approach.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The purpose of this study was to investigate whether novice, intermediate, and advanced bouldering athletes would differ in their decision-making abilities and to what extent distinct problem-solving tactics would affect the athletes' bouldering ...
Jerry Prosper Medernach, Daniel Memmert
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