Purpose: Wearing compression garments is a commonly used intervention in sports to
improve performance and facilitate recovery. Some evidence supports the use of forearm …

Objectives: To evaluate the immediate responses to forearm compression of blood lactate
concentration, heart rate, perceived exertion and local forearm muscle pain during severe …

Currently, the physiological mechanisms that allow elite level climbers to maintain intense
isometric contractions for prolonged periods of time are unknown. Furthermore, it is unclear …

Force decrements because of fatigue have been found after climbing until exhaustion. One
of the consequences is forearm pump, which is probably the hallmark of fatigue in this sport …

Background. Bouldering and lead climbing are divergent disciplines of the sport of rock
climbing. Bouldering moves are short and powerful, whilst sport climbing is longer and …

Background Climbing is an intricate sport composed of various disciplines, holds, styles,
distances between holds, and levels of difficulty. In highly skilled climbers the potential for …

The aim of the study was to examine several physiological responses to a climbing-specific
task to identify determinants of endurance in sport rock climbing. Finger strength and …

This study examined differences in the oxygenation kinetics and strength and endurance
characteristics of boulderers and lead sport climbers. Using near infrared spectroscopy, 13 …

Rock-climbing performance is largely dependent on the endurance of the forearm flexors.
Recently, it was reported that forearm flexor endurance in elite climbers is independent of …

Climbing performance relies to a great extent on the performance of the finger flexor
muscles. Only a few studies investigated this performance in top class climbers and only one …