Sport climbing performance determinants and functional testing methods: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sport climbing is becoming incredibly popular both in the general population and among athletes. No consensus exists regarding evidence-based sport-specific performance evaluation; therefore, this systematic review was aimed at analyzing determinants of sport climbing performance and evaluation methods by comparing climbers of different levels.

Methods

PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched up to December 20,2022. Studies providing the self-reported climbing ability associated with different functional outcomes in groups of climbers of contiguous performance levels were eligible.

Results

74 studies were finally included. Various methods have been proposed to evaluate determinants of sport climbing performance. Climbing-specific assessments were ab

SUBMITTER: Faggian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904605 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature