Research Article

The Relationship between Climbing Ability and Physiological Responses to Rock Climbing

Table 1

Mean (±SD) oxygen uptake ( ), heart rate (HR), minute ventilation ( ), and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) in the submaximal test.

Submaximal climbing test (90°)Submaximal climbing test (105°)Maximal climbing testMaximal treadmill test% of treadmill maximum

(mL·kg−1·min−1)28.5 ± 3.632.4 ± 4.340.3 ± 3.559.7 ± 5.10.68 ± 0.07
HR (beats·min−1)130 ± 17146 ± 19178 ± 11193 ± 80.92 ± 0.04
(L·min−1)41.3 ± 6.9 49.7 ± 11.574.9 ± 10.1139.3 ± 11.90.54 ± 0.09
RER0.79 ± 0.060.86 ± 0.060.98 ± 0.071.16 ± 0.040.85 ± 0.07
Time (min:s)6:43 ± 2:355:11 ± 1:04