Physiological Bases of Human Performance During Work and Exercise

Nigel A. S. Taylor (Human Performance Laboratories, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia),Herbert Groeller (Human Performance Laboratories, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia),Peter L McLennan

Physiological Bases of Human Performance During Work and Exercise
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Country
United Kingdom
Published
4 August 2008
Pages
608
ISBN
9780443102714

Physiological Bases of Human Performance During Work and Exercise

Nigel A. S. Taylor (Human Performance Laboratories, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia),Herbert Groeller (Human Performance Laboratories, School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia),Peter L McLennan

List of contributors. Preface

Section 1: Limitations and adaptati ons. Section Introduction - Human adaptation (Roy Shephard).

Chap ter 1 - Cardiovascular responses to exercise and limitations to human pe rformance )Michael Tschakovsky and Kyra Pyke). Chapter 2 - Pulmonary res ponses to exercise and limitations to human performance (MIchael Stickla nd, Markus Amman, Keisho Katayama and Jerome Dempsey). Chapter 3 - Cardi ovascular and pulmonary adaptations to endurance training (Daniel Green, Louise Naylor, Keith George, Jerome Dempsey, Michael Stickland and Keis ho Katayama). Chapter 4 - Neuromuscular adaptations to exercise (Paavo K omi and Caroline Nicol). Chapter 5 - Central and neuromuscular fatigue ( Janet Taylor, Paavo Komi, and Caroline Nicol). Chapter 6 - Cellular mech anisms of skeletal muscle fatigue (David Allen, Graham Lamb and Hakan We sterblad). Chapter 7 - Performance limitations due to substrate availabi lity (Mark Hargreaves). Chapter 8 - Genetics and human performance: natu ral selection and genetic modification (Geoffrey Goldspink and Christian a Velloso). Chapter 9 - Detraining, bed rest and adaptation to micrograv o). Chapter 9 - Detraining, bed rest and adaptation to microgravity (Mar

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