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Trial reportScientific reports2021

Hangboard training in advanced climbers: A randomized controlled trial.

Saskia Mundry, Gino Steinmetz, Elizabeth J Atkinson, Arndt F Schilling, Volker R Schöffl, Dominik Saul

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Physical performance testing in climbing-A systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Saskia MundryDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Gino SteinmetzDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Elizabeth J AtkinsonDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Arndt F SchillingDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Volker R SchöfflDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Dominik SaulDepartment of Trauma, Orthopedics and Reconstructive Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. Dominik.Saul@med.uni-goettingen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0673-3710

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improving climbing performance strongly depends upon effective training methods. Hangboard training is one of the most popular approaches to increase finger and forearm strength. Training protocols are based on maximizing weight or minimizing edges. We aimed to evaluate which of these protocols was superior. We prospectively analyzed 30 intermediate to advanced climbing athletes [Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) VI-VIII] and randomized them into three groups: control group C (Control, normal climbing training), hangboard group HE (Hang endurance, grips to hold for a determined time decreased every week), and hangboard group HW (Hang weight, + 1.25 kg weight were added each week to hold for a determined time). As endpoints, we measured the grip strength before and after an 8-week training protocol in seven different pinches. Over the 8-week training period, HW hangboard training significantly improved the climbers' grip strength compared to C [p = 0.032, effect size (ES) 0.36]. Maximizing weight improved the strength in I/II + III, I/II + III + IV and fist significantly. HW was superior compared to C in terms of grip strength improvement in three out of seven pinches and overall grip strength. The overall changes in the HE group did not differ significantly from the C group. An 8-week training protocol with increasing weights (HW) significantly improved overall grip strength more than a regular climbing training without the use of a hangboard.

Indexed as

Hand StrengthMountaineeringMuscle, SkeletalPhysical EnduranceAdultFemaleHumansMale

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PMID34188125
PMCPMC8241953

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