Application of strobe training as motor-cognitive strategy in sport climbing

Strobe training is a form of cognitive-motor training where the vision is impaired intermittently. The athlete has to use more effectively the limited visual stimuli that he receives or increase the influence from other analyzers. The study was conducted on 9 advanced youth climbers. They performed 6 training sessions wearing strobe glasses. After every training lesson, a feedback questionnaire was applied. They suggested that strobe training would increase: attention, memory, visualization, choosing an optimal ascending speed, body placement, sensory reorientation on proprioception, central and peripheral vision and intersegmental coordination. Among the disadvantages of this training method, athletes have identified: mental fatigue and dizziness. Despite the lack of previous knowledge about the effects of strobe training, they reported similar effects as scientific research.