The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing
Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between submaximal and maximal physiological responses to rock climbing for climbers of differing abilities. Methods. Twenty-six male climbers performed a submaximal climbing test on a known circuit at 90° (vertical) and 105° (15° overhangin...
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| author | Jiří Baláš Michaela Panáčková Barbora Strejcová Andrew J. Martin Darryl J. Cochrane Miloš Kaláb Jan Kodejška Nick Draper |
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| description | Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between submaximal and maximal physiological responses to rock climbing for climbers of differing abilities. Methods. Twenty-six male climbers performed a submaximal climbing test on a known circuit at 90° (vertical) and 105° (15° overhanging) inclination and speed 25 movements·min−1. A maximal test was undertaken on a similar circuit at the same speed with inclination increasing by 10° for each successive 3 min stage. Results. Mean oxygen consumption and heart rate (HR) increased with wall inclination and climbers reached a mean (±SD) peak V˙O2 of 40.3 ± 3.5 mL·kg−1·min−1 during the maximal test. Self-reported climbing ability was negatively correlated with V˙O2 and HR during the submaximal test at 90° (V˙O2, r=−0.82; HR, and r=−0.66) and at 105° (V˙O2, r=−0.84; HR, and r=−0.78) suggesting an increased exercise economy for climbers with a higher ability level. Conclusion. Findings from this study indicate that there is a relationship between wall inclination and the physiological demand of a climb. However, the increased technical ability and fitness of higher level climbers appears to an extent to offset the increased demand through improved exercise economy which in turn leads to an increased time to exhaustion and an improvement in performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c62791b769274befb3502046abfae2b22025-02-03T06:04:42ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/678387678387The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock ClimbingJiří Baláš0Michaela Panáčková1Barbora Strejcová2Andrew J. Martin3Darryl J. Cochrane4Miloš Kaláb5Jan Kodejška6Nick Draper7Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicSchool of Sport & Exercise, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New ZealandSchool of Sport & Exercise, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New ZealandFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicSchool of Sport & Physical Education, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury 8140, New ZealandAim. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between submaximal and maximal physiological responses to rock climbing for climbers of differing abilities. Methods. Twenty-six male climbers performed a submaximal climbing test on a known circuit at 90° (vertical) and 105° (15° overhanging) inclination and speed 25 movements·min−1. A maximal test was undertaken on a similar circuit at the same speed with inclination increasing by 10° for each successive 3 min stage. Results. Mean oxygen consumption and heart rate (HR) increased with wall inclination and climbers reached a mean (±SD) peak V˙O2 of 40.3 ± 3.5 mL·kg−1·min−1 during the maximal test. Self-reported climbing ability was negatively correlated with V˙O2 and HR during the submaximal test at 90° (V˙O2, r=−0.82; HR, and r=−0.66) and at 105° (V˙O2, r=−0.84; HR, and r=−0.78) suggesting an increased exercise economy for climbers with a higher ability level. Conclusion. Findings from this study indicate that there is a relationship between wall inclination and the physiological demand of a climb. However, the increased technical ability and fitness of higher level climbers appears to an extent to offset the increased demand through improved exercise economy which in turn leads to an increased time to exhaustion and an improvement in performance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/678387 |
| spellingShingle | Jiří Baláš Michaela Panáčková Barbora Strejcová Andrew J. Martin Darryl J. Cochrane Miloš Kaláb Jan Kodejška Nick Draper The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing The Scientific World Journal |
| title | The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing |
| title_full | The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing |
| title_short | The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing |
| title_sort | relationship between climbing ability and physiological responses to rock climbing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/678387 |
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