Strength and power in sport / edited by Paavo V. Komi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Komi, Paavo V.

IOC Medical Commission.

International Federation of Sports Medicine.

Series:

Encyclopaedia of sports medicine ; v. 3.

The Encyclopaedia of sports medicine ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Physiological aspects.

Sports.

Muscle strength.

Physical education and training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (523 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Osney Mead, Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second edition of this broadly based book continues to examine and update the basic and applied aspects of strength and power in sport from the neurophysiology of the basic motor unit to training for specific activities. Authorship is, again, international and includes leading physiologists and clinicians.

Contents:

STRENGTH AND POWER IN SPORT; Contents; List of Contributors; Forewords; Preface; Units of Measurement and Terminology; Part 1: Definitions; 1 Basic Considerations for Exercise; Part 2: Biological Basis for Strength and Power; 2 Neuronal Control of Functional Movement; 3 Motor Unit and Motoneurone Excitability during Explosive Movement; 4 Muscular Basis of Strength; 5 Hormonal Mechanisms Related to the Expression of Muscular Strength and Power; 6 Exercise-Related Adaptations in Connective Tissue; 7 Contractile Performance of Skeletal Muscle Fibres

8 Skeletal Muscle and Motor Unit Architecture: Effect on Performance9 Mechanical Muscle Models and Their Application to Force and Power Production; 10 Stretch-Shortening Cycle; 11 Stretch-Shortening Cycle Fatigue and its Influence on Force and Power Production; Part 3: Mechanisms for Adaptation in Strength and Power Training; 12 Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Adaptation in Skeletal Muscle; 13 Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia; 14 Acute and Chronic Muscle Metabolic Adaptations to Strength Training; 15 Neural Adaptation to Strength Training

16 Mechanisms of Muscle and Motor Unit Adaptation to Explosive Power Training17 Proprioceptive Training: Considerations for Strength and Power Production; 18 Connective Tissue and Bone Response to Strength Training; 19 Endocrine Responses and Adaptations to Strength and Power Training; 20 Cardiovascular Responses to Strength Training; Part 4: Special Problems in Strength and Power Training; 21 Ageing and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Strength Training; 22 Use of Electrical Stimulation in Strength and Power Training; Part 5: Strength and Power Training for Sports

23 Biomechanics of Strength and Strength Training24 Vibration Loads: Potential for Strength and Power Development; 25 Training for Weightlifting; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine".

ISBN:

9781281308832

1281308838

9786611308834

6611308830

9780470709313

0470709316

9780470757215

0470757213

9781405140591

1405140593

OCLC:

301679989