Fundamentals of Sports and Exercise Science : Part I

Contents: Preface. 1. The physiological basis of fitness. 2. Fitness assessment for general population. 3. Fitness test. 4. The heart. 5. Physiology of the heart. 6. Skeletal muscle physiology. 7. Muscle fiber hypertrophy vs. hyperplasia. 8. The endurance performance model. 9. Ventilation and endurance performance. 10. Maximal Oxygen consumption the Vo2 Max. 11. vVo2 max and TimvVO2 Max. 12. Anaerobic threshold testing. 13. Principles of training. 14. Basic principles for improving performance. 15. The ultimate anaerobic and anaerobic exercise program. 16. Complex training. 17. Weight training: improve muscular fitness. 18. Understanding intervals. 19. Stretching: a key component of exercise program. 20. Training: quantification in competitive sports. 21. The essentials of a personal trainer.