| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Descript |
xxi, 876, 7, 22 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The limits of human performance -- Bioenergetics -- The maintenance of ATP homeostasis in energetics and human movement -- Basics of metabolism -- Glycogenolysis and glycolysis in muscle : the cellular degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate -- Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate -- Lipid metabolism -- Metabolism of proteins and amino acids -- Neural-endocrine control of metabolism : blood glucose homeostasis during exercise -- Metabolic response to exercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess postexercise O2, consumption (EPOC), O2 deficit, O2debt, and the "Anaerobic threshold" -- The why of pulmonary ventilation -- The how of ventilation -- Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level -- Th 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 -- Principles of endurance conditioning -- 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. |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Bioenergetics.
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Exercise -- physiology. |
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Exertion -- physiology. |
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Metabolism. |
| Alt Author |
Fahey, Thomas D. (Thomas Davin), 1947-
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Baldwin, Kenneth M.
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| ISBN |
0072556420 (alk. paper) |
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9780072556421 (alk. paper) |
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