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A reference for exercise physiologists, sports medicine professionals, and health and fitness professionals. Also a text for graduate students in applied and exercise physiology.

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Author:   Peter J. Maud ,  Carl Foster ,  Peter Maud
Publisher:   Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint:   Human Kinetics
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780736046336

ISBN 10:   073604633
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   22 November 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 To 99
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Fitness Assessment Defined Peter J. Maud -Historical Perspectives -Energy Systems Approach -Health Fitness -Fitness Evaluation for Athletic Participation -Perceptual Motor Domain -Rationale for Text Test Items -Summary Chapter 2. Direct Determination of Aerobic Power James A. Davis -Measurement of VO2max -Criteria for Achievement of VO2max -Reference Values -Summary Chapter 3. Indirect Methods for Estimation of Aerobic Power Vï¿œronique Billat Philippe Lopes -Indirect Estimation of VO2max Using Power Output or Velocity -Determination of VO2max From Speed -Determination of VO2max Using Nonexercise Measurements -Estimation of VO2max Using Simple Calculations and the Critical Speed Concept -Estimation of VO2max Using an Estimation of the Oxygen Cost of Running and Walking -Estimation of VO2max Using a Heart Rate Monitor -Estimation of VO2max From the Running or Walking Ascent of a Mountain -Estimation of VO2max Using Heart Rate Variability at Rest -Summary Chapter 4. Heart Rate Variability: Measurement Methods and Practical Implications Philippe Lopes John White -Control Mechanisms and the Conducting System -Measurement Methods -Practical Implications -Practical Example -Heart Rate Variability Measures in Coronary Heart Rate Disease Morbidity and Mortality -Summary Chapter 5. Blood Lactate, Respiratory, and Heart Rate Markers on the Capacity for Sustained Exercise Carl Foster Holly M. Cotter -Relationship of Blood and Muscle Lactate -Practical Significance of the Anaerobic Threshold -Laboratory Approaches to Measurement -Laboratory Concerns With Aerobic and Anaerobic Thresholds -Summary Chapter 6. Testing for Anaerobic Ability Peter J. Maud Joseph M. Berning Carl Foster Holly M. Cotter Christopher Dodge Jos J. deKoning Floor J. Hettinga Joanne Lampen -Measurement of Peak and Mean Anaerobic Power -Performance-Based Peak Anaerobic Power Tests -Performance-Based Mean Anaerobic Power Tests -Testing Issues -Accumulated O2 Deficit -Summary Chapter 7. The Measurement of Human Mechanical Power Everett Harman -Quantitative Foundation of Power Testing -Testing Strategy and Test Results -Instrumentation -Specific Applications -Summary Chapter 8. Strength Testing: Development and Evaluation of Methodology William J. Kraemer Nicholas A. Ratamess Andrew C. Fry Duncan N. French -What Is Muscular Strength? -Why Is Measurement of Strength Important? -Physiological Adaptations Associated With Strength Training -Testing Modalities -Strength-Test Protocols for Repetition Maximums -Isometric Testing -Isokinetic Testing -Overview of Testing Considerations -Summary Chapter 9. Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function Michael McGuigan Matthew Sharman -Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function -Needle Muscle Biopsy -Processing Muscle Tissue -Measures of Tissue Capillary -Fiber Cross-Sectional Area -Protein Quantification Through Bradford or Lowry Methods -Immunohistochemistry for Steroid Receptor Analysis -Western Blotting for Steroid Receptor Analysis -Summary Chapter 10. The Utility of Near Infrared Spectrophotometry in Athletic Assessment Kenneth W. Rundell Joohee Im -NIRS Instrumentation -Principle of NIRS Measurement -Summary Chapter 11. Anthropometry and Body Composition Measurement Michael L. Pollock Jill A. Kanaley Linda Garzarella James E. Graves -Multicomponent Models -Hydrostatic Weighing -Air Displacement Plethysmography -Anthropometry -Bioelectric Impedance Analysis -Ultrasound -Dual-Energy Projection Methods -Isotopic Dilution -Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography -Comparison Among Methods -Normative Data -Summary Chapter 12. Static Techniques for the Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length Peter J. Maud Kate M. Kerr -Rationale for Measurement of Flexibility -Methods of Measurement -Trunk Range of Motion -Neck Range of Motion -Upper Limb Range of Motion -Lower Limb Range of Motion -Muscle Length Tests -Summary Chapter 13. Field Testing of Athletes Carl Foster Jack T. Daniels Jos J. deKoning Holly M. Cotter -General Principles for the Field Laboratory -Specific Field-Test Conditions and Consideration -Measurement of Hemodynamics in the Field -Measurement of Blood Lactate -Other Useful Items for Your Traveling Laboratory -Summary

Reviews

The value of this text is the concise information drawn from individual experts chosen for each section, which makes this a useful resource if you offer a serious physiological testing program or are interested in offering such tests. Neil Wolkodoff, PhD, developer of Physical Golf and Zonal Training Technologies The text is very readable and comprehensive, and the individual chapter authors are some of the most noted authorities in the fields of exercise physiology and fitness assessment. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition) A comprehensive and well-written resource of practically every test of human physiological fitness. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition)

The value of this text is the concise information drawn from individual experts chosen for each section, which makes this a useful resource if you offer a serious physiological testing program or are interested in offering such tests. <br>Neil Wolkodoff, PhD, developer of Physical Golf and Zonal Training Technologies <br> The text is very readable and comprehensive, and the individual chapter authors are some of the most noted authorities in the fields of exercise physiology and fitness assessment. <br> Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition) <br> A comprehensive and well-written resource of practically every test of human physiological fitness. <br> Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition) <br>

"""The value of this text is the concise information drawn from individual experts chosen for each section, which makes this a useful resource if you offer a serious physiological testing program or are interested in offering such tests.” Neil Wolkodoff, PhD, developer of Physical Golf and Zonal Training Technologies “The text is very readable and comprehensive, and the individual chapter authors are some of the most noted authorities in the fields of exercise physiology and fitness assessment.” Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition) ""...A comprehensive and well-written resource of practically every test of human physiological fitness.” Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) (review of first edition)"

Author Information

Peter J. Maud has more than 30 years' experience in teaching exercise physiology, conducting exercise physiological research, and performing human fitness evaluation. Peter currently serves as academic head of the department of physical education, recreation and dance at New Mexico State University. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Peter received his PhD from the University of New Mexico in 1974. Carl Foster is a professor of exercise and sport science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at UW-L. He has written extensively on laboratory methods in exercise physiology and on the prediction of exercise capacity in both athletic and clinical populations. Foster is the president of the American College of Sports Medicine, a former associate editor in chief of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and a coeditor of ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. Since 1979, he has been coordinator of sports medicine and sport science for the U.S. International Speedskating Association. Carl received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976.

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