Table of Contents: Exercise physiology :

Main Author:	Brooks, George Austin, 1944-
Other Authors:	Fahey, Thomas Davin,, Fahey, Thomas D.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : McMillan, 1985
Subjects:	Άσκηση > Φυσιολογικές απόψεις Άσκηση Μεταβολισμός Βιοενεργητική Φυσιολογία Exercise > Physiological aspects Energy metabolism Bioenergetics Physiology

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: The limits of human performance
2. Bioenergetics
3. Basics of metabolism
4. Energy transductions in cells
5. Glycogenolysis glycolysis and gluconeogenesis: the cellular degradation and synthesis of sugar and carbohydrate
6. Cellular oxidation of pyruvate
7. Lipid metabolism
8. Metabolism of proteins and amino acids
9. Neural-endocrine control of metabolism
10. Metabolic response to exercise
11. The why of pulmonary ventilation
12. The how of ventilation
13. Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance
14. The heart and its control
15. The circulation and its control
16. Cardiovascular dynamics during exercise
17. Excitable tissues
18. Sensation, integration, and movement pattern
19. Skeletal muscle structure and function
20 Conditioning for muscle strength
21. Conditioning for rhythmical athletic events
22. Exercise in the heat and cold
23. Exercise in high and low pressure environments
24. Coronary heart disease
25. Obesity and body composition
26. Exercise and disease
27. Nutrition and athletic performance
28. Ergogenic aids
29. Sex differences in physical performance
30. Growth and development
31. Aging
32. Fatigue during muscular exercise
Appendices
Index