PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A W Sheel
TI  - Physiology of sport rock climbing
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.2003.008169
DP  - 2004 Jun 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 355--359
VI  - 38
IP  - 3
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/3/355.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/3/355.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2004 Jun 01; 38
AB  - Rock climbing has increased in popularity as both a recreational physical activity and a competitive sport. Climbing is physiologically unique in requiring sustained and intermittent isometric forearm muscle contractions for upward propulsion. The determinants of climbing performance are not clear but may be attributed to trainable variables rather than specific anthropometric characteristics.