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Impact of 6-Week Combined Gym and Climbing Training on Handgrip Strength and Arm Size—GRIP-6 Study [PDF]

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Background: Climbing and strength training are among the most popular types of sports among recreational athletes. However, many newcomers quickly lose motivation and abandon training due to a lack of visible and athletic progress.
Tomasz Chomiuk, Adam Męczyński, Przemysław Kasiak, Artur Mamcarz, Daniel Śliż   +4 more
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Self-Concept and Self-Esteem, Determinants of Greater Life Satisfaction in Mountain and Climbing Technicians and Athletes

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2023
In recent decades, the exponential growth that sports practice in mountain and climbing disciplines have experienced has led to trying to find an explanation for the predisposition of those socio-emotional factors of these athletes that are considered in
Laura Martín-Talavera, Óscar Gavín-Chocano, Guillermo Sanz-Junoy, David Molero   +3 more
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Accuracy and Precision of a Novel Photogate System to Measure Toe Clearance on Stairs

Sensors, 2023
Background: Toe clearance on stairs is typically measured using optoelectronic systems, though these are often constrained to the laboratory, due to their complex setups.
Timmion K. Skervin, Neil M. Thomas, Andrew J. Schofield, Mark A. Hollands, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Thomas D. O’Brien, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Richard J. Foster   +7 more
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A Novel Smart Shoe Instrumented with Sensors for Quantifying Foot Placement and Clearance during Stair Negotiation

Sensors, 2023
Trips and slips are significant causal perturbations leading to falls on stairs, especially in older people. The risk of a trip caused by a toe or heel catch on the step edge increases when clearance is small and variable between steps.
Malarvizhi Ram, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Andy Shaw, Constantinos N. Maganaris, Jeff Cullen, Thomas O’Brien, Patryk Kot   +6 more
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Prevalence of amenorrhea in elite female competitive climbers

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
Elite competitive sport climbers exhibit a high strength-to-weight ratio and are reported in the literature to be lighter and leaner than their athletic counterparts.
Lanae Joubert, Amity Warme, Abigail Larson, Gudmund Grønhaug, Marisa Michael, Volker Schöffl, Volker Schöffl, Volker Schöffl, Volker Schöffl, Volker Schöffl, Eugen Burtscher, Nanna Meyer   +11 more
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Effects of Different Hangboard Training Intensities on Finger Grip Strength, Stamina, and Endurance

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
Climbing-specific training programs on hangboards are often based on dead-hang repetitions, but little is known about the real intensity applied during such effort.
Marine Devise, Clément Lechaptois, Eric Berton, Laurent Vigouroux   +3 more
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Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Show Altered Visuomotor Control During Stair Negotiation Associated With Heightened State Anxiety

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020
Safe stair negotiation is an everyday task that children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are commonly thought to struggle with. Yet, there is currently a paucity of research supporting these claims.
Johnny V. V. Parr, Richard J. Foster, Greg Wood, Neil M. Thomas, Mark A. Hollands   +4 more
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Evaluation of finger cartilage composition in recreational climbers with 7 Tesla T2 mapping magnetic resonance imaging

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
PurposeSport climbing may lead to tissue adaptation including finger cartilage before apparent surface damage is detectable. The main aim was to assess finger cartilage composition with T2 mapping in young, active climbers and to compare the results to a
Thomas Bayer, Thomas Bayer, Marie-Jo Brockhoff, Armin M. Nagel, Armin M. Nagel, Werner Adler, Christoph Lutter, Rolf Janka, Rafael Heiss, Michael Uder, Frank W. Roemer, Frank W. Roemer   +11 more
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Climbers’ Perception of Hold Surface Properties: Roughness Versus Slip Resistance

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
The more experienced a climber is, the more friction they can impart on a climbing hold surface. The aim of this research was to investigate how the properties of a hold’s surface are perceived and how the perception relates to the amount of friction ...
Franz Konstantin Fuss, Yehuda Weizman, Günther Niegl, Adin Ming Tan   +3 more
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A Comparison of Mental Toughness in Skilled and Novice Climbers [PDF]

رشد و یادگیری حرکتی ورزشی, 2017
Mental toughness is the ability to increase the flow of the positive energy against obstacles. The aim of the present study was to compare mental toughness of male and female skilled and novice climbers.
Fatemeh Rezaee, Fazlolah Bagherzadeh, M.Hossein Sadeghzadeh   +2 more
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