Exercise physiology: energy, nutrition, and human performance/

McArdle, William D.

Exercise physiology: energy, nutrition, and human performance/ William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch and Victor L. Katch - 4th ed. - Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996. - xliii, 850 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

pt. 1. Exercise physiology --
Sect. 1. Nutrition: the base for human performance --
Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins --
Vitamins, minerals, and water --
Optimal nutrition for exercise --
Sect. 2. Energy for physical activity --
Energy value of food --
Introduction to energy transfer --
Energy transfer in the body --
Energy transfer in exercise --
Measurement of human energy expenditure --
Human energy expenditure during rest and physical activity --
Energy expenditure during walking, jogging, running and swimming --
Individual differences and measurements of energy capacities --
Sect. 3. Systems of energy delivery and utilization --
Pulmonary structure and function --
Gas exchange and transport --
Dynamics of pulmonary ventilation --
The cardiovascular system --
Cardiovascular regulation and integration --
Functional capacity of the cardiovascular system --
Skeletal muscle: structure and function --
Neural control of human movement --
The endocrine system and exercise --
pt. 2. Applied exercise physiology --
Sect. 4. Enhancement of energy capacity --
Training for anaerobic and aerobic power --
Muscular strength: training muscles to become stronger --
Special aids to performance and conditioning --
Sect. 5. Exercise performance and environmental stress --
Exercise at medium and high altitude --
Exercise and thermal stress --
Sport diving --
Sect. 6. Body composition, energy balance, and the health-related aspects of exercise --
Body composition assessment --
Physique, performance, and physical activity --
Obesity and weight control --
Physical activity, health, and aging --
Clinical exercise physiology for cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation --
Appendixes --
The metric system and conversion constants in exercise physiology --
Nutritive values for common foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and specialty and fast-food items --
Metabolic computations in open-circuit spirometry --
Energy expenditure in household, occupational, recreational, and sports activities --
Body composition --
Frequently cited journals in exercise physiology --
Useful tables and computations in exercise physiology --
American College of Sports Medicine position stands.

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