Emphasis on the role of diet in sports and athletic programs with particular attention to ergogenic aids in enhancing athletic performances. EXP 3331 EXP 3331 Exercise Physiology 4 cr. The role of the cardiovascular system in facilitating human performance, as well as the various submaximal and maximal ergometric test protocols used in exercise physiology laboratories, are covered. Emphasis on basic to advanced instrumentation used to evaluate flexibility, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and exercise test protocols used to evaluate the elite athlete to middle-aged and elderly adults. Application of various stress test protocols to exercise programs with individualized exercise prescriptions in healthy and diseased individuals.
Emphasis is on progression, safety and legal concerns of exercise as a therapeutic intervention.
Introduces advanced concepts in athletic care by emphasizing an in-depth analysis of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of athletic injuries. Covers standardized evaluation methods and models, analyzes evaluative techniques founded in logical, reliable science and encourages critical thinking in all athletic injury analysis and treatment. Designed with a strong slant towards therapeutic modality application, but not at the expense of theory and research. Traditional application techniques are supported or refuted based on current literature. Specific modalities are categorized by the manner in which they deliver energy to the body and are analyzed with reference to set-up procedures, applications, indications, contraindications and precautions.