Exercise physiology : human bioenergetics and its applications /

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Brooks, George A. (George Austin), 1944-
Altri autori: Baldwin, Kenneth M., Fahey, Thomas D. (Thomas Davin), 1947-
Natura: Libro
Lingua:Inglés
Pubblicazione: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2005.
Edizione:4th ed.
Soggetti:
Fisiología humana.
EJERCICIO.
Deporte.
Sommario:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: The limits of human performance
  • Chapter 2: Bioenergetics
  • Chapter 3: The maintenance of ATP homeostasis in energetics and human movement
  • Chapter 4: Basics of metabolism
  • Chapter 5: Glycogenolysis and Glycolysis in muscle: the cellular degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate
  • Chapter 6: Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate
  • Chapter 7: Lipid metabolism
  • Chapter 8: Metabolism of proteins and amino acids
  • Chapter 9: Neuro-endocrine control of metabolism: blood glucose homeostasis during exercise
  • Chapter 10: Metabolic response to exercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess postexercise O2 consumption (EPOC), O2 deficit, O2 debt and the "anaerobic threshold"
  • Chapter 11: The why pulmonary ventilation
  • Chapter 12: The how of ventilation
  • Chapter 13: Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level
  • Chapter 14: The heart
  • Chapter 15: Circulation and its control
  • Chapter 16: Cardiovascular dynamics during exercise
  • Chapter 17: Skeletal muscle structure and contractile properties
  • Chapter 18: Neurons, motor unit recruitment, and integrative control of movement
  • Chapter 19: Principles of skeletal muscle adaptations
  • Chapter 20: Muscle strength, power, and flexibility
  • Chapter 21: Principles of endurance conditioning
  • Chapter 22: Exercise in the heat and cold
  • Chapter 23: Exercise, atmospheric pressure, air pollution, and travel
  • Chapter 24: Cardiovascular diseases and exercise
  • Chapter 25: Obesity, body composition, and exercise
  • Chapter 26: Exercise, disease, and disability
  • Chapter 27: Exercise testing and prescription
  • Chapter 28: Nutrition and athletic performance
  • Chapter 29: Ergogenic aids
  • Chapter 30: Gender differences in physical performance
  • Chapter 31: Growth and development
  • Chapter 32: Aging and exercise
  • Chapter 33: Fatigue during muscular exercise
  • Appendix I: List of symbols and abbreviations
  • Appendix II: Units and measures.

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