doi:10.1016/j.scispo.2022.01.004engBergua-Gómez, P.Gomez-Bruton, A.Casajús, J.A.Montero-Marin, J.A new performance threshold in sport climbing: A change in how climbing trainers work?ART-2022-129556Objectives: Previous research has shown that the finger flexor's occlusion threshold (OT) could be different among sport climbers when expressed as a percentage of their maximum finger force (OT%), and that there is no association between the OT% and the climberś ability level. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between the relative finger force applied at the OT% (rff-OT%) and climbing ability level. Equipment and methods: WWe approximated the finger flexor's OT of 34 sport climbers by finger hang endurance test analyses at different intensities between 35% and 85% of their individual maximum finger force on a previously individually adapted edge depth, and we valued their rff-OT% as the relative force they could perform at that intensity. Results: We found a high correlation between the rff-OT% and climbing ability in elite climbers. These findings suggest that having an OT at the highest possible percentage is critical, in addition to having a high relative finger force, as this would enable climbers to express relative force at a wider range of intensities with favorable metabolic conditions.2022http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/11827910.1016/j.scispo.2022.01.004http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118279oai:zaguan.unizar.es:118279info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/CP21-00080Science and Sports 37, 7 (2022), 656-658byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess