Exercise physiology
Subtitle: human bioenergetics and its applications
By: George A. Brooks ... [et al.].
Contributors: Brooks, George A. 1944-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Mayfield Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Mountain View, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 851
Subjects: Exercise -- physiology; Energy Metabolism
Notes: Second ed. gives Brooks as main entry.

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