Tests and Procedures for Measuring Endurance, Strength, and Power in Climbing-A Mini-Review.

ABSTRACT: The interest in climbing is rapidly growing among professional and recreational athletes and will for the first time be included in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The sport has also gained increased scientific attention in the past decades. Still, recommendations for testing procedures to predict climbing performance and measure training effects are limited. Therefore, the aim of this mini-review is to provide an overview of the climbing-specific tests, procedures and outcomes used to examine climbing performance. The available literature presents a variety of tests and procedures. While the reliability of some tests has been examined, measures of validity are scarce, especially for climbing-specific endurance tests. Moreover, considering the possible combinations of climbing performance levels,

SUBMITTER: Stien N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8931302 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature