A psychophysiological comparison of on-sight lead and top rope ascents in advanced rock climbers

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 645-650

  Fryer, S ^a   Dickson, T ^a   Draper, N ^a   Blackwell, G ^a   Hillier, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b TAURANGA HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Lead; On sight; Rock climbing; Top rope

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; LEAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUNTAINEERING; NEW ZEALAND; ON-SIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROCK CLIMBING; SELF CONCEPT; TOP ROPE;

CORTISOL; LEAD; ON-SIGHT; ROCK CLIMBING; TOP ROPE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEW ZEALAND; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884727168     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01432.x     Document Type: Article

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