Exploring forearm muscle coordination and training applications of various grip positions during maximal isometric finger dead-hangs in rock climbers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maximal isometric finger dead-hangs are used in rock climbing to strengthen finger flexors. Although various grip positions are often used when performing finger dead-hangs, little is known regarding how these grip positions can affect forearm muscle activity. Understanding how forearm muscles are recruited during dead-hangs could help foreseeing the potential for training of different grip positions. The aim of the present study was to explore the training applications of the various grip positions by comparing the activity of forearm muscles during maximal dead-hangs in rock climbers.

Materials & methods

Twenty-five climbers performed maximal dead-hangs in three climbing-specific grip positions: CRIMP, SLOPE, and SLOPER. We recorded the maximal loads used and th

SUBMITTER: Ferrer-Uris B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249616 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature