Trends in human performance research / Michael J. Duncan and Mark Lyons, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duncan, Michael J.

Lyons, Mark.

Series:

Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology series.

Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Physiological aspects.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The topic of human performance has grown dramatically and draws on a range of academic disciplines including Physiology, Biomechanics, Psychology and Nutrition. This book presents research in the field that provides a bridge between scientific knowledge and the practitioner in human performance.

Contents:

Intro

TRENDS IN HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 PLACEBO EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE ON HOCKEY SKILL PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHOD

Participants

Procedure

Statistical Analysis

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 THE EFFECT OF USING HIKING POLES ON O2 UPTAKE, HEART RATE AND BLOOD LACTATE DURING UPHILL WALKING

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Results

Chapter 3 ANTHROPOMETRIC PROFILES OF ELITE JUNIOR ICE-HOCKEY PLAYERS

Chapter 4 THE IMPACT OF CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION ON 1000-METRE ROWING PERFORMANCE

Design

Procedures

Data Analysis

Suggested Mechanisms

CONCLUSION

Chapter 5 NEW APPLICATIONS FOR ENCOURAGING FITNESS

RESEARCH WITH PEDOMETERS

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

SUMMARY

ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS

Chapter 6 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF BASIC LEG EXTENSOR ISOMETRIC F-T CURVE CHARACTERISTICS IN MALE ATHLETES IN DIFFERENT SPORTS MEASURED IN STANDING POSITION

Testing Procedure

Data Analysis Methods: F-t relations

Chapter 7 ACUTE EFFECTS OF VARIABLE RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON FORCE AND POWER CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE BACK SQUAT EXERCISE

SESSION 1: Baseline Measures

SESSION 2:

SESSION 3:.

Anthropometry

Chapter 8 SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISES IN SPORTS TRAINING AND REHABILITATION

SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISES: ACUTE ADJUSTMENTS VS. CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS

SERIAL MECHANICAL PROPRIOCEPTIVE STIMULATION

A) Postural Sway Response to Serial Mechanical Proprioceptive Stimulation

B) The Effect of 3 Months of Serial Mechanical Proprioceptive Stimulation on Neuromuscular Perfomance in Older Women

ACUTE ADJUSTMENTS VS. CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SERIAL MECHANICAL PROPRIOCEPTIVE STIMULATION

TASK-ORIENTED SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISES

A) The Effect of Task-Oriented Sensorimotor Exercise on Visual Feedback Control of Body Position and Body Balance

B) The Effect of 3 Weeks of Task-Oriented Sensorimotor Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Untrained Subjects

ACUTE ADJUSTMENTS VS. CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TASK-ORIENTED SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISE (VISUALLY-GUIDED COM TARGET-MATCHING TASK)

C) Accuracy of Visual Feedback Control of COP Movement in Antero-Posterior and Medio-Lateral Direction Over Repeated Trials

D) The Effect of 12 Weeks of Conventional and Task-Oriented Sensorimotor Training on Visual Feedback Control of Body Position in Individuals with Functional Disbalances

ACUTE ADJUSTMENTS VS. CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TASK-ORIENTED SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISE (VISUALLY-GIUDED COM TRACKING TASK)

COMBINED AGILITY-BALANCE EXERCISES

A) Visual Reaction Time and Sway Velocity While Balancing on a Wobble Board

B) The Effect of 8 Weeks of Instability Agility Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Untrained Subjects

ACUTE ADJUSTMENTS VS. CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COMBINED AGILITY-BALANCE EXERCISES.

C) The Effect of 6 Weeks of Combined Agility-Balance Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Basketball Players

INSTABILITY RESISTANCE EXERCISES

A) The Short-Term Effect of Different Forms of Resistance Exercise on Postural Sway

B) The Effect of 12 Weeks of Instability Resistance Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Athletes with Previous ACL Injury

CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INSTABILITY AGILITY AND RESISTANCE EXERCISES

APPLICATION OF SENSORIMOTOR EXERCISES IN SPORTS TRAINING AND REHABILITATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 9 DIETARY CALCIUM - A POTENTIAL ERGOGENIC AID?

PUTATIVE MECHANISTIC THEORIES

CALCIUM AND BODY COMPOSITION

CALCIUM AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE

CALCIUM AND FAT OXIDATION

CALCIUM AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

Chapter 10 ACTIVE VIDEO GAME PLAY - A NOVEL AND USEFUL EXERCISE MODALITY?

NINTENDO WII SPORTS AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE

NINTENDO WII SPORTS VS TREADMILL WALKING

NINTENDO WII SPORTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE?

NINTENDO WII SPORTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH?

IN SUMMARY

Chapter 11 AUGMENTED ECCENTRIC LOADING: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Influencing the Rate of Eccentric Loading

Increasing the Relative Eccentric Load

PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS

1. Increased Neural Stimulation:

2. Stretching of the Parallel and Series Musculotendinous Complex:

3. The Elastic Nature of Tendons:

4. Preloading:

IMPLEMENTING AEL INTO A PERIODISED TRAINING PLAN

Chapter 12 PREDICTORS OF EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

AN OVERVIEW ON EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

HOW EXERCISE INTENSITY AFFECTS SELECTED PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS OF PERFORMANCE.

EFFECTS OF EXERCISE INTENSITY ON OXYGEN UPTAKE AND CARBON DIOXIDE OUTPUT

LACTATE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE INTENSITY

MECHANISMS OF LACTATE INCREASE AND ACCUMULATION

1. Cell Redox

2. Mass Action

3. Imbalance between Lactate Production and Removal

LACTATE AS A PREDICTOR OF EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

EFFECTS OF EXERCISE INTENSITY ON THE UTILISATION OF FAT AND CARBOHYDRATE

THE POSSIBLE MECHANISMS OF THE DECLINE IN FAT METABOLISM IN FAVOUR OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

A) Fat Regulates Carbohydrate Metabolism

B) Carbohydrate Regulates Fat Metabolism

FAT AND CARBOHYDRATE AS PREDICTORS OF PERFORMANCE

AN INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LACTATE AND CARBOHYDRATE UTILISATION

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-086-0

OCLC:

923662441