The Determination of Finger Flexor Critical Force in Rock Climbers'.

CONCLUSIONS:: The results demonstrated the sensitivity of a simple test for the determination of CF and W', using equipment readily available in most climbing gyms. While further work is still necessary, the test of CF described is of value for understanding exercise tolerance and determine optimal training prescription to monitor improvements the performance of the finger flexors. PMID: 30676817 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Int J Sports Physiol Perform Source Type: research