TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brooks,George A.
TI  - Exercise physiology : human bioenergetics and its applications.
SN  - 0767410246
AV  - QP301.B885  
U1  - 612/.044 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Mountain View, Calif.
PB  - Mayfield Pub.
KW  - Exercise
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Energy metabolism
KW  - Bioenergetics
N1  - Second ed. gives Brooks as main entry; Includes bibiliographical references and index; Contents: Introduction: the limits of human performance -- Binoenergetics -- Energetics and human movement -- Basics of metabolism -- Glycogenolysis and glycolysis in muscle: the cellulat degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate -- Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate -- Lipid metabolism -- Metabolism -- Metabolism of proteins and amino acids -- Neural-endocrine control of metabolism: blood glucose homeostasis during exercise -- Metabolic response to excercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess post-exercise O2 consumption (EPOC), O2 deficit, O2 debt and the ''anaerobic threshold'' -- The why pulmonary ventilation -- The How of ventilation -- Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level -- The Heart -- Circulation and its control -- Cardiovascular dynamics during exercise -- Skeletal muscle structure and contractile properties -- Neurons, motor unit recruitment and integrative control of movement -- Principles of skeletal muscle adaptations -- Muscle strength, power and flexibility -- Conditiong for endurance athletic events -- Exercise in the heat and cold -- Exercise, atmospheric pressure, air pollution and travel -- Cardiovascular diseases and exercise -- Obesity, body composition and exercise -- Exercise, disease and disability -- Exercise testing and prescription -- Nutrition and athletic performance -- Ergogenic aids -- Gender differences in physical performance -- Growth and development -- Aging and exercise -- Fatigue during muscular exercise -- Appendixes.
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