Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare the effect of four recovery methods (PAS-passive, ACT - active, CW - cold water, CWW - cold and warm water) on repeated climbing performance. Five advanced climbers performed, in a random cross-over design, 4 sessions with 3 repeated climbing tests to exhaustion.
The effect of the recovery methods on climbing performance, heart rate and grip strength was assessed by repeated-measure ANOVA. Significant interaction between recovery and the climbing test number for climbing performance was found.
The decrease of performance between the 1st and 3rd test was after PAS 41%, CWW 24%, CW 0% and ACT 14% of the number of climbing movements. The recovery method did not have any effect on grip strength.
The results demonstrated that ACT recovery and CW immersion are two means to maintain subsequent climbing performance to exhaustion.