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Background and purpose: The specific preparatory activities may have different effects on various body systems which are not yet clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a single session of specific preparatory activities on humoral immunity and white blood cell (WBC) immediately and 24 hours after exercise in elite rock climbing athletes. Methodology: Ten elite rock climbing athletes (age 23.3±2.2 years, height 173.6 ±4.8 cm, and weight 64.5±7.3 kg) took part in this quasi-experimental study. Subjects were asked to perform specific exercises for 95 minutes (10 minutes warm up, 75 minutes climbing with different degrees of severity, and 10 minutes cool down). Blood samples were taken before exercise, immediately after exercise, and 24 hours after exercise. Data were analyzed using paired sample Student’s t-test and general linear model (p
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