Screen LibraryEssentials of strength training and conditioning
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Human Kinetics,
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| Publisher Address: | Champaign, IL |
| Publication Dates: | c2000. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 658 p.: col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0736000895 9780736000895 |
| Index Number: | G807 |
| CLC: | G807 |
| Call Number: | G807/E786/2nd.ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 612-657) and index. section 1. Concepts and applications of the exercise sciences -- 1. Muscle physiology / Gary R. Hunter -- Skeletal muscle macrostructure and microstructure -- Sliding-filament theory of muscular contraction -- Fiber types -- Types of muscle action -- Force production -- Conclusion -- 2. Neuromuscular anatomy and adaptations to conditioning / Robert T. Harris, Gary Dudley -- Neuromuscular anatomy and physiology -- Motor unit recruitment patterns during exercise -- Proprioception -- Neuromuscular adaptations to exercise -- Conclusion -- 3. The biomechanics of resistance exercise / Everett Harman -- The musculoskeletal system -- Human strength and power -- Sources of resistance to muscle contraction -- Joint biomechanics : concerns in lifting -- Movement analysis and exercise prescription -- Conclusion -- 4. Bone, muscle, and connective tissue adaptations to physical activity / Brian Conroy, Roger W. Earle -- Adaptation of bone to exercise -- Adaptation of muscle to exercise -- Adaptation of connective tissue to exercise -- Conclusion -- 5. Bioenergetics of exercise and training / Mike Conley -- Essential terminology -- Biological energy systems -- Substrate depletion and repletion -- Bioenergetic limiting factors in exercise performance -- Oxygen uptake and the aerobic and anaerobic contributions to exercise -- Metabolic specificity of training -- Conclusion -- 6. Endocrine responses to resistance exercise / William J. Kraemer -- Synthesis, storage, and secretion of hormones -- Muscle as the target for hormone interactions -- The role of receptors in mediating hormonal changes -- Steroid hormones versus polypeptide hormones -- Heavy resistance exercise and hormonal increases -- Mechanisms of hormonal interactions -- Hormonal changes in peripheral blood -- Adaptations in the endocrine system -- The primary anabolic hormones -- The adrenal hormones -- Other hormonal considerations -- Conclusion -- 7. Cardiovascular and respiratory anatomy and physiology : responses to exercise / Mark A. Williams -- Cardiovascular anatomy and physiology -- Respiratory anatomy and physiology -- Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to acute exercise -- Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to aerobic and resistance exercise training -- External influences on cardiorespiratory response -- Conclusion -- 8. Physiological adaptations to anaerobic and aerobic endurance training programs / William J. Kraemer -- Anaerobic training -- Endocrine responses to anaerobic and aerobic exercise -- Aerobic endurance exercise training -- Overtraining -- Detraining -- Conclusion -- 9. Age- and sex-related differences and their implications for resistance exercise / Avery Faigenbaum -- Children -- Female athletes -- Older adults -- Conclusion -- 10. The psychology of athletic preparation and performance : the mental management of physical resources / Bradley Hatfield, Evan B. Brody -- Definition of key concepts in sport psychology -- How the mind affects the athlete's physical performance -- The ideal performance state -- Motivational phenomena -- Influence of arousal on performance -- Mental management of physical resources : controlling psychological processes -- Conclusion -- 11. Performance-enhancing substances : effects, risks, and appropriate alternatives / Karl E. Friedl -- Types of performance-enhancing substances -- Anabolic steroids -- Other hormones -- Drug testing -- Dietary supplements -- Conclusion -- 12. Nutritional factors in health and performance / Kristin Reimers, Jaime Ruud -- How to evaluate the adequacy of the diet -- Macronutrients -- Vitamins and minerals -- Fluid and electrolytes -- Precompetition and postexercise nutrition -- Weight and body composition -- Role of the nutritionist -- Conclusion -- 13. Eating disorders and obesity / Kristin Reimers -- Eating disorders : anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Obesity -- Conclusion -- section 2. Testing and evaluation -- 14. Principles of test selection and administration / Everett Harman, Clay Pandorf -- Reasons for testing -- Testing terminology -- Evaluation of test quality -- Test selection -- Test administration -- Conclusion -- 15. Administration, scoring, and interpretation of selected tests / Everett Harman, John Garhammer, Clay Pandorf -- Measuring parameters of athletic performance -- Statistical evaluation of test data -- Conclusion -- section 3. Exercise techniques -- 16. Stretching and warm-up / William R. Holcomb -- Warm-up -- Flexibility -- Factors affecting flexibility -- Frequency, duration, and intensity of stretching -- When should an athlete stretch? -- Proprioceptors and stretching -- Types of stretching -- Conclusion -- 17. Resistance training and spotting techniques / Roger W. Earle, Thomas R. Baechle -- Exercise technique fundamentals -- Spotting free-weight exercises -- section 4. Program design -- pt. I. Anaerobic exercise prescription -- 18. Resistance training / Thomas R. Baechle, Roger W. Earle, Dan Wathen -- Step 1 : needs analysis - |