A comparison of the anthropometric, strength, endurance and flexibility characteristics of female elite and recreational climbers and non-climbers

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 499-505

  Grant, S ^a   Hasler, T ^a   Davies, C ^a   Aitchison, T C ^a   Wilson, J ^a   Whittaker, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Endurance; Flexibility; Rock climbing; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLIMBING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEG; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLIABILITY; RECREATION;

EID: 0034929254     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404101750238953     Document Type: Article

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