Table of Contents: Exercise physiology :

Exercise physiology : human bioenergetics and its applications /

Main Author:	Brooks, George Austin, 1944-
Other Authors:	Fahey, Thomas Davin,, Baldwin, Kenneth M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2005
Edition:	4η έκδ.
Subjects:	Άσκηση > Φυσιολογικές απόψεις Μεταβολισμός Βιοενεργητική Άσκηση Φυσιολογία Exercise > Physiological aspects Energy metabolism Bioenergetics Physiology

Table of Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction: The limits of human performance
Chapter 2. Bioenergetics
Chapter 3. The maintenance of ATP homeostasis in energetics and human movement
Chapter 4. Basics of metabolism
Chapter 5. Glycogenolysis and glycolysis in muscle: the cellular degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate
Chapter 6. Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate
Chapter 7. Lipid metabolism
Chapter 8. Metabolism of proteins and amino acids
Chapter 9. Neural-endocrine control of metabolism: blood clucose homeostasis during exercise
Chapter 10. Metabolic response to exercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess postexercise O2 consumption (EPOC), O2 deficit, O2 debt, and the "anaerobic threshold"
Chapter 11. The why of pulmonary ventilation
Chapter 12. The how of ventilation
Chapter 13. Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level
Chapter 14. The heart
Chapter 15. Circulation and its control
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular dynamics during exercise
Chapter 17. Skeletal muscle structure and contractile properties
Chapter 18. Neurons, motor unit recruitment, and integrative control of movement
Chapter 19. Principles of skeletal muscle adaptations
Chapter 20. Muscle strength, power, and flexibility
Chapter 21. Principles of endurance conditioning
Chapter 22. Exercise in the heat and cold
Chapter 23. Exercise, atmospheric pressure, air pollution, and travel
Chapter 24. Cardiovascular diseases and exercise
Chapter 25. Obesity, body composition, and exercise
Chapter 26. Exercise, disease, and disability
Chapter 27. Exercise testing and prescription
Chapter 28. Nutrition and athletic performance
Chapter 29. Ergogenic aids
Chapter 30. Gender differences in physical performance
Chapter 31. Growth and development
Chapter 32. Aging and exercise
Chapter 33. Fatigue during muscular exercise
Appendix I. List of symbols and abbreviations
Appendix II. Units and measures
Index

Exercise physiology : human bioenergetics and its applications /

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