Title: Physiological bases of sports performance /
Authors: Hargreaves, Mark, 1961-; Hawley, John A.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Australia,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Sports Physiological aspects; Exercise Physiological aspects; Sports physiology; Exercise physiology
Abstract: Takes an in-depth look at how the body responds to high physical activity in exercise and sport, and on how to enhance performance through a variety of physiological techniques, such as training, nutrition and ergogenic aids.
Contents: Skeletal muscle / Rodney Snow -- Exercise metabolism: fuels for sport / Mark Hargreaves -- Oxygen transport system / Mark Hargreaves -- Thermoregulation and fluid balance / Ron J. Maughan and Susan M. Shirreffs -- Mechanisms of muscle fatigue / Michael J. McKenna -- Overtraining / Harm Kuipers and Eric van Breda -- Training for enhancement of sports performance / John A. Hawley -- Nutrition for training and competition / Louise M. Burke -- Sports supplements and sports foods / Louise M. Burke -- Exercise in the heat / Mark A. Febbraio -- Exercise at altitude: physiological responses and limitations / Carsten Lundby and Bengt Saltin -- Gender differences in sport / Anne L. Friedlander.