Psychophysiological Response Differences Between Advanced and Beginner Climbers and Fatigue Management
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Materials
2.4. Statiscal Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Experienced Climbers (n = 33) | Beginner Climbers (n = 27) | |
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Age (years) | 33 ± 8.24 | 22 ± 1.65 |
Height (m) | 1.73 ± 6.45 | 1.74 ± 9.72 |
Weight (kg) | 66.4 ± 7.55 | 69.85 ± 10.23 |
IMC (kg/m2) 1 | 21.9 ± 1.76 | 22.98 ± 2.04 |
Climbing performance 2 | 16.3 ± 3.16 | 10 |
Lead experience (years) | 6.3 ± 5.97 | |
Climbing modality (%lead) | 100% | 100% |
Experienced Climbers | Beginner Climbers | ||||||||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | η2 | |
MVC | 487.18 *,‡ | 95.24 | 453.19 * | 100.66 | 291.38 | 71.09 | 284.47 | 75.23 | 7.984 | 0.006 | 0.121 |
MVC/BW | 0.745 *,‡ | 0.126 | 0.695 * | 0.14 | 0.424 | 0.758 | 0.413 | 0.079 | 7.834 | 0.007 | 0.119 |
MVC/BW/mm | 0.037 *,‡ | 0.006 | 0.034 * | 0.006 | 0.021 | 0.003 | 0.020 | 0.003 | 8.009 | 0.006 | 0.121 |
RFD200ms | 796.91 *,‡ | 196.79 | 734.23 * | 208.44 | 392.97 | 187.75 | 354.58 | 211.79 | 0.403 | 0.528 | 0.007 |
T’95% | 0.501 * | 0.185 | 0.555 * | 0.252 | 0.349 | 0.172 | 0.318 | 0.164 | 2.717 | 0.105 | 0.045 |
F200ms | 351.84 *,‡ | 94.20 | 311.24 * | 98.58 | 237.51 | 59.77 | 238.58 | 63.21 | 7.175 | 0.010 | 0.110 |
Experienced Climbers | Beginner Climbers | ||||||||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | η2 | |
SJ (cm) | 28.79 | 5.76 | 29.16 | 7.20 | 29.98 | 6.98 | 31 | 7.23 | 0.458 | 0.489 | 0.008 |
Long Jump (m) | 1.89 | 0.28 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.96 | 0.27 | 1.97 | 0.27 | 0.752 | 0.389 | 0.013 |
RT (s) | 331.22 | 74.44 | 321.17 | 36.94 | 323.27 | 31.73 | 320.47 | 33.89 | 0.173 | 0.679 | 0.003 |
Flicker (s) | 37.19 * | 3.15 | 36.57 * | 4.04 | 41.20 ‡ | 4.64 | 39.78 | 4.76 | 1.942 | 0.169 | 0.032 |
Experienced Climbers | Beginner Climbers | ||||||||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | η2 | |
MVC | 513.80 *,‡ | 103.57 | 463.24 * | 97.42 | 320.31 | 80 | 311.79 | 81.61 | 11.762 | 0.001 | 0.169 |
MVC/BW | 0.782 *,‡ | 0.13 | 0.709 * | 0.13 | 0.467 | 0.09 | 0.453 | 0.09 | 10.025 | 0.002 | 0.147 |
MVC/BW/mm | 0.039 *,‡ | 0.006 | 0.035 * | 0.006 | 0.023 | 0.004 | 0.022 | 0.004 | 11.882 | 0.001 | 0.170 |
RFD200ms | 975.26 | 10,001.2 | 697.76 * | 250.54 | 502.88 | 173.45 | 496.09 | 175.45 | 1.823 | 0.182 | 0.030 |
T’95% | 0.507 | 0.323 | 0.554 | 0.411 | 0.43 | 0.175 | 0.529 | 0.287 | 0.241 | 0.626 | 0.004 |
F200ms | 378.74 *,‡ | 105.37 | 330.96 * | 115.03 | 246.20 | 62.32 | 220.66 | 75.86 | 1.469 | 0.230 | 0.025 |
Experienced Climbers | Beginner Climbers | ||||||||||||||
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Pre | Int | Post | Pre | Int | Post | ||||||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | η2 | |
Average HR | 89.78 | 11.94 | 140.15 | 20.64 | 97.15 | 15.25 | 91.44 ‡‡ | 13.69 | 146.77 ‡ | 20.41 | 95.92 ‡‡ | 13.38 | 2.446 | 0.091 | 0.040 |
Maximum HR | 154.93 | 26.48 | 171.81 ‡‡‡ | 15.43 | 142.09 * | 16.90 | 172.96 ‡‡ | 57.54 | 183.48 ‡‡‡ | 65.01 | 155.29 | 27.69 | 0.137 | 0.872 | 0.002 |
Minimum HR | 61.57 ‡‡ | 7.58 | 93.42 ‡‡‡ | 23.80 | 70.81 ‡ | 14.22 | 63.96 ‡‡ | 9.58 | 91.07 ‡‡‡ | 19.08 | 67.88 | 10.78 | 0.882 | 0.417 | 0.015 |
SDNN | 55.64 ‡‡ | 15.71 | 27.70 | 22.07 | 44.46 | 29 | 67.74 ‡‡ | 30.32 | 31.86 ‡‡‡ | 34.73 | 77.90 | 120.37 | 1.338 | 0.266 | 0.023 |
RMSSD | 49.32 *,‡‡ | 25 | 32.20 | 29.11 | 37.91 | 30.97 | 67.76 ‡‡ | 41.42 | 38.05 | 38.27 | 54 | 31.66 | 1.198 | 0.306 | 0.020 |
PNN50 | 13.45 ‡‡ | 11.41 | 3.79 | 5.70 | 7.2 *,‡ | 9.76 | 20.27 ‡‡ | 15.67 | 6.81 ‡‡‡ | 13.06 | 14.88 ‡ | 13.43 | 1.490 | 0.230 | 0.025 |
LF (n.u.) | 70.58 ‡‡ | 15.69 | 60.87 ‡‡‡ | 20.46 | 75.23 | 18.91 | 64.10 | 14.85 | 60.98 | 20.94 | 67.19 | 14.11 | 1.300 | 0.277 | 0.022 |
HF (n.u.) | 29.36 ‡‡ | 15.67 | 39.01 ‡‡‡ | 20.39 | 24.72 | 18.89 | 35.81 | 14.81 | 38.91 | 20.85 | 32.74 | 14.08 | 1.299 | 0.277 | 0.022 |
SD1 | 34.89 *,‡‡ | 17.69 | 22.79 | 20.59 | 26.82 | 21.91 | 47.98 ‡‡ | 29.38 | 26.95 | 27.11 | 38.21 | 22.39 | 1.197 | 0.306 | 0.020 |
SD2 | 69.77 ‡‡ | 17.12 | 30.96 ‡‡‡ | 24.51 | 52.10 *,‡‡‡ | 26.39 | 82.10 ‡‡ | 33.46 | 34.89 ‡‡‡ | 41.75 | 67.95 ‡ | 28.98 | 1.180 | 0.311 | 0.020 |
Experienced Climbers | Beginner Climbers | ||||||||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F | p | η2 | |
Stress | 35 | 24.89 | 29.33 * | 23.14 | 43.74 | 18.19 | 49.29 | 23.92 | 4.931 | 0.030 | 0.078 |
Cognitive anxiety | 9.09 | 2.77 | 8.42 | 3.03 | 10.22 | 2.87 | 9.37 | 3.54 | 0.045 | 0.834 | 0.001 |
Somatic anxiety | 13.51 ‡ | 3.96 | 11.57 * | 3.68 | 14.74 | 4.07 | 14.62 | 4.45 | 1.852 | 0.179 | 0.031 |
Self-confidence | 15.21 | 2.66 | 15.54 | 3.12 | 15.66 | 3.37 | 16.40 | 3.33 | 0.158 | 0.692 | 0.003 |
STAI | 17.75 | 5.20 | 15.69 | 8.91 | 18.51 | 6.41 | 18.62 | 10.11 | 1.084 | 0.302 | 0.018 |
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Padilla-Crespo, A.; Clemente-Suárez, V.J.; Bustamante-Sánchez, Á. Psychophysiological Response Differences Between Advanced and Beginner Climbers and Fatigue Management. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10, 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10010050
Padilla-Crespo A, Clemente-Suárez VJ, Bustamante-Sánchez Á. Psychophysiological Response Differences Between Advanced and Beginner Climbers and Fatigue Management. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2025; 10(1):50. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10010050
Chicago/Turabian StylePadilla-Crespo, Alejandro, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, and Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez. 2025. "Psychophysiological Response Differences Between Advanced and Beginner Climbers and Fatigue Management" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 10, no. 1: 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10010050
APA StylePadilla-Crespo, A., Clemente-Suárez, V. J., & Bustamante-Sánchez, Á. (2025). Psychophysiological Response Differences Between Advanced and Beginner Climbers and Fatigue Management. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(1), 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10010050