Luxembourg Center of Sport Climbing Research (L.C.S.C.R.)
The Luxembourg Center of Sport Climbing Research (L.C.S.C.R.) has the purpose of conducting research in the field of sport climbing and bouldering. A main research area is the investigation of training methods to increase grip strength and grip endurance.
List of publications
Medernach, J. (2016): Training Endurance in Sport Climbing. Poster. Luxembourg Center of Sport Climbing Research. [Link]
Medernach, J. (2015): ESET: Easy Strength and Endurance Test. Luxembourg Center of Sport Climbing Research. [Link]
Medernach, J., Kleinöder, H., Lötzerich, H. (2015): Fingerboard in competitive bouldering: Training effects on grip strength and endurance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 29: 2286-2295. [Link]
Medernach, J., Kleinöder, H., Lötzerich, H. (2015): Effect of interval bouldering on hanging and climbing time to exhaustion. Sports Technology [accepted for publication].
Medernach, J., Kleinöder, H., Lötzerich, H. (2015): Vibration Training in Indoor Bouldering: Effects on Strength and Endurance. E-Poster at the 20th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Malmö. [Link]
Medernach, J. (2015): Was bringt was? Klettern. Hot Rocks, Cold Ice, Big Walls. [Link]
Medernach, J. (2015): Einsatz sportartspezifischer Trainingsmethoden im Wettkampfbouldern. Genehmigte Dissertation von der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor der Sportwissenschaft, Zentralbibliothek der Deutschen Sportwissenschaften. [Link]
Medernach, J. (2015): Ausdauer im Bouldern: Conditio sine qua non oder Nonsense? E-Poster, National Climbing Community. [Link]
Medernach, J. (2014): Effect of Moonboard Training on Grip Strength in Bouldering. E-Poster, National Climbing Community.[Link]
Medernach, J. (2012): The use of hangboards to increase local endurance in sport climbing. AV Akademikerverlag, series of Human Science.
Medernach, J. (2011): Einsatz des Hangboards zur Steigerung der lokalen Kraftausdauer im Klettersport. Genehmigte Diplomarbeit von der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln zur Erlangen des akademischen Grades Diplomierter Sportwissenschaftler. Zentralbibliothek der Deutschen Sportwissenschften.
Publications on how to train
Cross, T. (2015): Recover faster: How to perform a healing self-message [Link].
Crowe, T. (2015): Here´s what you need to know about Protein Supplements [Link].
Rigby, B. (2015): Climbing Nutrition: Don´t be a carb hater [Link].
Research Center Headquarters
49, rue Emile Metz
L-2149 Luxembourg
Phone: +352 621 144 660
Fax: +352 26 43 01 91
Mail: research[at]iclimb.lu
Head of Center
Dr. Jerry Medernach
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