Identification of Parameters That Predict Sport Climbing Performance [PDF]
In recent years, extreme sport-related pursuits including climbing have emerged not only as recreational activities but as competitive sports. Today, sport climbing is a rapidly developing, competitive sport included in the 2020 Olympic Games official ...
Xavier Sanchez, Miquel Torregrossa
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Beta-Alanine Supplementation and Sport Climbing Performance [PDF]
Background: Supplementing β-alanine (BA) improves exercise performance in efforts that are highly dependent on anaerobic glycolysis. As it has not yet been established whether it relates to climbing, the current study aimed to investigate the effects of BA on climbing-specific performance.
Piotr Kaczka +1 more
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Effects of Sport Climbing on Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with different types of disease courses (relapsing-remitting, secondary-progressive, primary progressive) that leads to physical as well as mental ...
Julia Steimer, Robert Weissert
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Examining acute environmental effects on affective state, expectancy, and intention in sport climbing [PDF]
IntroductionPsychological research has shown that, among other variables, affective state, expectancy, and behavioral intention influence whether or not a (physically active) behavior is performed.
Martin Niedermeier +2 more
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Editorial: Research in Sport Climbing [PDF]
Stefan Künzell +4 more
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A randomised controlled trial on effectiveness and feasibility of sport climbing in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
Physical activity is of prime importance in non-pharmacological Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment. The current study examines the effectiveness and feasibility of sport climbing in PD patients in a single-centre, randomised controlled, semi-blind trial.
Agnes Langer +14 more
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Sport climbing performance determinants and functional testing methods: A systematic review [PDF]
Background: Sport climbing is becoming incredibly popular both in the general population and among athletes. No consensus exists regarding evidence-based sport-specific performance evaluation; therefore, this systematic review was aimed at analyzing ...
Sara Faggian +10 more
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Sport climbing competence is influenced by training frequency, experience, self-efficacy, flow, and emotional intelligence [PDF]
Sport climbing requires the integration of physical and cognitive abilities. The Embodied Cognition (EC) theoretical framework is increasingly applied in recreational sport research, as it emphasizes the influence of bodily experience on cognition ...
Marina Turchetto +4 more
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Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing [PDF]
Objectives To assess possible associations between performance level (achieved level of difficulty), chronic injuries and body mass index (BMI) in sport climbing.Method Retrospective survey.Setting Web-based questionnaire.Participants 667 active climbers
Gudmund Grønhaug
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Orthopedic problems in sport climbing [PDF]
Sport climbing is associated with unique upper- and lower-limb injuries involving predominantly the hand, elbow, and shoulder, and to a lesser extent the foot. Many pathologic conditions are limited to sport climbing. Physicians treating sport climbers should be aware of these unique injuries and overuse syndromes.
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