ReviewJournal of exercise science and fitness2019
Determinants for success in climbing: A systematic review.
Review in Journal of exercise science and fitness, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07414862 (The Effects of Finger Extensor Training on Climbing Performance Compared With Traditional Flexor Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effects of Finger Extensor Training on Climbing Performance Compared With Traditional Flexor Training: A Randomized Control Trial
Who cites it
64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Biological and Race Strategy Characteristics Investigated in Elite Endurance Track Running: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Reliability of finger strength assessment methods in climbing: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing The Effectiveness of 10-Minute Dynamic Stretching, Vibration Rolling, and Climbing-Specific Warm-Ups on Exercise Performances in Rock Climbers.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- Assessing the Impact of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation-Based Fingerboard Training versus Conventional Fingerboard Training on Finger Flexor Endurance in Intermediate to Advanced Sports Climbers: A Randomized Controlled Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Trial
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- Comparison of finger flexor resistance training, with and without blood flow restriction, on perceptional and physiological responses in advanced climbers.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Effects of Two vs. Four Weekly Campus Board Training Sessions on Bouldering Performance and Climbing-Specific Tests in Advanced and Elite Climbers.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Trial
- Hangboard training in advanced climbers: A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The validity and utility of the all-out test for forearm flexor critical force.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Bilateral Deficit Using a Climbing-Specific Fingerboard Test and Its Association with Sport Climbers' Performance.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Repeated Contrast Therapy on Forearm Microcirculatory and Neuromechanical Recovery After Climbing-Specific Fatigue in Amateur Climbers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Development of an Instrumented Climbing Hold with an Embedded Six-Axis Force Sensor for Speed Climbing.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Climber's muscle excitation and force distribution at different wall angles and body positions.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Mapping Handgrip Strength Research in Sports Performance: A Bibliometric Review of Applications, Trends, and Future Directions.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Biomechanical Principles and Techniques-A Systematization for Sport Climbing.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Return to climbing after musculoskeletal injury: a scoping review protocol of rehabilitation content, outcome measures and return to sport criteria in climbers.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of low load blood flow restriction and high load resistance training of the finger flexors in advanced level climbers: a pilot study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Acute motor-cognitive responses to a bouldering fatigue protocol in indoor recreational climbers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Impact of a sport-specific nutrition education program on knowledge and eating disorder risk in youth competitive climbers: a pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The VISA-C Questionnaire: A Self-Administered Assessment to Measure Finger/Hand/Wrist Pain in Climbers.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
4 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of athletes engaged in climbing sports has risen. Specific physical and psychological skills are required. The objective of this review was to determine factors for high climbing performance. We evaluated physiological, biomechanical and psychological characteristics that simplify the ascent. We also assessed training and recovery strategies.
methodsMedline (Pubmed), Cochrane Library and Google scholar up to September 2018.
resultsA low skinfold thickness, body fat and large forearm volume were anthropometric traits in successful climbers. Well-trained forearm flexors with high aerobic capacities lead to an efficient style. Hand grip strength and endurance, postural stability and optimized kinematic motions were favourable. Elite climbers had long finger and bent-arm hang times. Psychologically, an "iceberg profile" was typical. Constant training with fingerboard and dynamic eccentric-concentric training helped to push the "red-point grade".
conclusionHand, forearm strength and endurance are highly important elements in elite climbers. An efficient climbing style with perpetual focus and accuracy, high speed and low exhaustion due to adaption to repeated isometric exercise is helpful in the ascent, while low body fat and a large bone-to-tip pulp make it easier. Constant training is essential, e.g. eccentric-concentric training of finger flexors, which should be followed by active recovery.
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