Exercise physiology Integrating Theory and Applications

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
User's Guide
Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Contents
Part I: Foundations of Exercise Physiology
	Chapter
1: Applying Research to Everyday Exercise and Sport
		INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH
		THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
		ANATOMY OF A STUDY
		EXTRACTING THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
	Chapter
2: Bioenergetics and Meeting the Metabolic Demand for Energy
		ENERGY SOURCES
		AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC METABOLISM
		ATP: THE ENERGY MOLECULE
		ATP-PC SYSTEM
		GLYCOLYSIS
		AEROBIC ENZYMATIC SYSTEMS
		METABOLIC SUBSTRATES FOR REST AND EXERCISE
		METABOLIC RECOVERY AFTER EXERCISE
		MEASURING ENERGY PRODUCTION
		INTERACTIONS OF ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC METABOLISM
Part II: Exercise Physiology and Body Systems
	Chapter
3: Skeletal Muscle System
		BASIC STRUCTURE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE
		SLIDING FILAMENT THEORY
		PROPRIOCEPTION AND KINESTHETIC SENSE
		FORCE PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES
		SKELETAL MUSCLE TRAINING ADAPTATIONS THAT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
	Chapter
4: The Nervous System
		FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
		CELLS AND SUBCELLULAR COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
		ORGANIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
		MOTOR UNIT
		CONDUCTION OF IMPULSES
		NEURAL ADAPTATIONS TO EXERCISE
		PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
	Chapter
5: Cardiovascular System
		STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
		ENDURANCE VERSUS STRENGTH TRAINING ADAPTATIONS AT REST: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
		CHANGES IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DURING EXERCISE
	Chapter
6: Respiratory System
		STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
		MECHANICS OF VENTILATION
		DIFFUSION AT THE LUNGS
		BLOOD GAS TRANSPORT
		GAS EXCHANGE AT THE MUSCLE
		CONTROL OF VENTILATION
		EFFECTS OF EXCERCISE ON PULMONARY VENTILATION
		VENTILATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH METABOLISM
		VENTILATION LIMITS
	Chapter
7: Endocrine System
		SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
		ORGANIZATION OF THE NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM
		ENDOCRINE GLANDS AND EXERCISE: ROLES, REGULATION, RESPONSES, AND ADAPTATIONS
		IMPACT OF COMPETITION ON ENDOCRINE RESPONSES
Part III: Nutrition and Environment
	Chapter
8: Nutritional Support for Exercise
		MACRONUTRIENTS
		MICRONUTRIENTS
		COMPETITION MEALS
	Chapter
9: Fluid and Electrolyte Challenges in Exercise
		WATER: THE OVERLOOKED NUTRIENT
		ELECTROLYTES
		PHYSIOLOGY OF DEHYDRATION DURING EXERCISE
		HYDRATION ASSESSMENT METHODS
		HYPONATREMIA
		MAINTAINING HYDRATION
	Chapter 10: Environmental Challenges and Exercise Performance
		HEAT STRESS
		COLD STRESS
		ALTITUDE STRESS
Part IV: Training for Health and Performance
	Chapter 11: Understanding and Improving Body Composition
		OVERVIEW OF BODY COMPOSITION
		DETERMINING BODY COMPOSITION
		CHANGING BODY COMPOSITION
		SEVERE WEIGHT LOSS
	Chapter 12: Aerobic and Strength Training Prescription for Health and Performance
		EXERCISE AND PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
		MEDICAL CLEARANCE
		AEROBIC TRAINING GUIDELINES
		RESISTANCE TRAINING GUIDELINES
		INTERVAL TRAINING
		STRUCTURE OF A TRAINING SESSION
		DETRAINING
		PERIODIZATION
	Chapter 13: Exercise Testing for Health, Physical Fitness,
and Predicting Sport Performance
		MUSCULAR WORK VERSUS POWER
		CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE TESTS
		ESTIMATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE CAPABILITIES
		LACTATE THRESHOLD
		ANAEROBIC CAPACITY
		MUSCULAR STRENGTH
	Chapter 14: Ergogenics in Exercise and Sport
		ERGOGENIC AID RESEARCH
		OXYGEN DELIVERY AIDS
		SUPPLEMENTS THAT DELAY FATIGUE
		HORMONES
		PROHORMONES
		DRUGS
		NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
	Chapter 15: Training Considerations for Special Populations
		WOMEN AND EXERCISE
		CHILDREN AND EXERCISE
		THE AGED AND EXERCISE
		ASTHMA AND EXERCISE
		DIABETES MELLITUS AND EXERCISE
		METABOLIC SYNDROME
		HIV/AIDS AND EXERCISE
		EPILEPSY AND EXERCISE
		HYPERTENSION AND EXERCISE
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