The biochemical basis of sports performance /
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the biochemical basis of exercise and sport
- Historical perspective
- Evolution of records
- The appliance of science
- The weightlifter
- Muscle structure and function
- Proteins : structural and functional characteristics
- Proteins as enzymes
- Energy of muscle contraction
- Nutritional effects on strength training and performance
- The sprinter
- Anaerobic metabolism
- Metabolic response to very high-intensity exercise
- Loss of adenine nucleotides
- The cellular energy charge and the adenylate pool
- Causes of fatigue in sprinting
- Post-exercise recovery : the resynthesis of phosphocreatine
- Nutritional effects on sprint performance
- Middle distance events
- Energy and oxygen cost of middle distance running
- Glycolysis
- The glycolytic pathway
- Oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates
- Fatigue mechanisms in middle distance events
- Recovery after exercise
- Nutritional effects on the performance of the middle distance athlete
- The endurance athlete
- Energy supply
- Aerobic power
- Fractional utilization of aerobic capacity
- Energy metabolism
- Integration and regulation of fuel use
- Fatigue in prolonged exercise
- Nutritional and endurance exercise performance
- The games player
- Activity patterns and work rate in games play
- Metabolic responses to intermittent high-intensity exercise
- Fatigue in multiple sprint sports
- Nutritional strategies for team sports athletes
- Sporting talent : the genetics basis of athletic capability
- The nature of the genetic material
- Principles of heredity
- Adaptions to training
- Training strategies and the associated adaptations
- Training for strength
- Training for speed
- Training for middle distance : increasing anaerobic capacity
- Training for endurance : increasing aerobic capacity