| Description |
xiv, 465 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
PART 1. Laboratory and athlete preparation: 1. Quality assurance in exercise physiology laboratories -- 2. Pretest preparation -- PART 2. General assessment procedures: 3. Estimation of peak power and anaerobic capacity of athletes -- 4. Blood lactate transition thresholds: concepts and controversies -- 5. Anthropometric assessment protocols -- 6. Blood sampling and handling techniques -- 7. Measuring flexibility for performance and injury prevention -- 8. Determination of maximal oxygen consumption or maximal aerobic power -- 9. Protocols for the physiological assessment of team sport players -- PART 3. Strength and power assessment: 10, Introduction to the assessment of strength and power -- 11. Limitations to the use of isometric testing in athletic assessment -- 12. Strength assessment by isokinetic dynamometry -- 13. Protocols for the assessment od isoinertial strength -- |
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PART 4. Protocols for the physiological assessment of players of specific sports: 14. Protocols for the physiological assessment of basketball players -- 15. Protocols for the physiological assessment of cricket players -- 16. Protocols for the physiological assessment of cross-country skiers and biathletes -- 17. Protocols for the physiological assessment of high-performance track, road, and mountain cyclists -- 18. Protocols for the physiological assessment of golfers -- 19. Protocols for the physiological assessment of male and female field hockey players -- 20. Protocols for the physiological assessment of netball players -- 21. Protocols for the physiological assessment of rowers -- 22. Protocols for the physiological assessment of rugby union players -- 23. Protocols for the physiological assessment of high-performance runners -- 24. Protocols for the physiological assessment of sailors -- 25. Protocols for the physiological assessment of male and female soccer players -- 26. Protocols for the physiological assessment of softball players -- 27. Protocols for the physiological assessment of swimmers -- 28. Protocols for the physiological assessment of high-performance tennis players -- 29. Protocols for the physiological assessment of high-performance triathletes -- 30. Protocols for the physiological assessment of elite water polo players -- Appendix |
| Summary |
Aimed at students of sports sciences and physiologists, this reference provides information on the physiological testing and assessment of elite athletes. The book will also help anyone planning training regimes for such people |
| Analysis |
Elite athlete |
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Evaluation |
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Physiology |
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Testing |
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Training |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-457) and index |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Medical examination
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Athletes -- Medical examinations.
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Athletic ability -- Testing.
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Diagnosis, Laboratory.
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Physical fitness -- Testing.
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Physical Fitness -- physiology.
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques.
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Exercise Test -- methods.
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Sports.
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| Author |
Gore, Christopher John, 1959-
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Australian Sports Commission.
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| LC no. |
99088959 |
| ISBN |
0736003266 |
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