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Endurance in Sport Roy Shephard

Endurance in Sport By Roy Shephard

Endurance in Sport by Roy Shephard

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A work on all aspects of this major component of sports science which embraces all medical and sport-specific issues of particular relevance to the endurance competitor, defined as the participant in activities of more than one hour's duration. The book also deals with specific population groups.

Endurance in Sport Summary

Endurance in Sport by Roy Shephard

Endurance in Sport is an exhaustive and authoritative work on all aspects of this major component of sports science which embraces all medical and sport-specific issues of particular relevance to the endurance competitor, defined as the participant in activities of more than one hour's duration. The scientific basis and mechanisms of endurance - physiological, psychological,

Table of Contents

Part 1: Definitions:; Semantic and physiological definitions; Endurance sports; Part 2: Basic scientific considerations:; Part 2a: Biological bases of endurance performance and the associated functional capacities:; General considerations; Anatomical and anthropometric fundamentals of endurance; Cellular metabolism and endurance; The pulmonary system and endurance; Cardiac function and endurance; Peripheral circulation and endurance; Central nervous influence on fatigue; Muscular factors in endurance; Endocrine factors in endurance; Food stores and energy reserves; Part 2b: Psychological aspects of endurance performance:; Psychological aspects of endurance performance; Part 2c: Genetic determinants of endurance performance:; Genetic determinants of endurance performance; Part 2d: Physical limitations of endurance performance:; Mechanical constraints upon endurance performance; Heat exchange in hot and cold environments; Economy of movement; Part 3: Measurements of endurance:; Factors to be measured; Maximal oxygen intake; Sport-specific ergometric equipment; Haemoglobin, blood volume and endurance; Muscular endurance and blood lactate; Metabolism in the contracting skeletal muscle; Body composition and body energy stores; Personality and endurance performance: The state/trait controversy; Sensory processes and endurance performance; Environmental extremes and endurance performance; Part 4: Principles of endurance preparation:; Influences of biological age and selection; Endurance conditioning; Diet, vitamins and fluids: intake before and after prolonged exercise; Psychology and endurance sports; Prevention of injuries in endurance athletes; Biochemical causes of fatigue and overtraining; Reversible reproductive changes with endurance training; Part 5: Specific population groups and endurance training:; Aerobic responses to physical training in children; Pregnant women and endurance exercise; The elderly and endurance training; Part 6: Clinical aspects of endurance training:; Medical surveillance of endurance sport; Cardiovascular benefits of endurance exercise; Cardiac problems in endurance sports; Lung fluid movement; Hyperthermia, hypothermia and problems of hydration; Problems of high altitude; Ambient air pollution and endurance performance; Effects of endurance exercise on immune response; Overuse syndromes; Other health benefits of physical activity; Part 7: Specific issues in individual sports:; Swimming as an endurance sport; The energetics of running; Canoeing; Rowing; Cross-country ski racing; Cycling; Triathlon training and competition; Mountaineering; The physiology of human-powered flight; Endurance in other sports; Index

Additional information

GOR002412427
9780632037070
0632037075
Endurance in Sport by Roy Shephard
Roy Shephard
The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1993-10-27
656
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