Body composition : health and performance in exercise and sport /

"Interest in the relationships between body structure and function in physical activity has persisted for centuries. Body Composition: Health and Performance in Exercise and Sport advances understanding beyond simple descriptions of body physique and composition of athletes and fills gaps in ou...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Body composition (Lukaski)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Lukaski, Henry Charles (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2017.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Body composition in perspective
  • Assessment of human body composition : methods and limitations
  • Assessment of muscle mass
  • Hydrometry, hydration status, and performance
  • Physical activity, growth, and maturation of youth
  • Anthropometry in physical performance and health
  • Physical activity and adipose tissue redistribution in overweight and obese adults
  • Changes in body composition with exercise in overweight and obese children
  • Body composition changes with training : methodological implications
  • Endurance athletes
  • Strength and speed/power athletes
  • Weight-sensitive sports
  • Mathematical modelling of anthropometrically based body fat for military health and performance applications
  • Body composition and public safety : the industrial athlete
  • Dietary protein and physical training effects on body composition and performance
  • Influence of dietary supplements on body composition
  • Diet and exercise approaches for reversal of exercise-associated menstrual dysfunction.