Overview
- Summarizes in a critical perspective 30 years of advancements in the field of the energetics of muscular exercise in humans
- Considers energy balance, limits to human exercise performance, dynamics of rest-exercise transition and regulatory mechanisms at whole body level
- Discusses environmental effects and adaptations and highlights physiopathological aspects
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This book discusses the maximal power and capacity of the three major biochemical pathways - aerobic (oxygen consumption), anaerobic lactic (muscle lactate accumulation in absence of oxygen consumption), and anaerobic alactic (phosphocreatine hydrolysis) metabolism - as well as the factors that limit them. It also discusses the metabolic and cardio-pulmonary mechanisms of the dynamic response to exercise. The way and extent to which the power and capacity of the three major energy metabolisms are affected under a number of different conditions, such as training, hypoxia and microgravity, are also described.
Reviews
“This book focuses on the cellular and molecular pathways that contribute to the regulation of muscular contraction during exercise, integrating human physiology, chemistry, and sport performance. … The audience for this book is likely to be in academia -- undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and/or professors.” (Erik H. Van Iterson, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2015)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Energetics of Muscular Exercise
Authors: Guido Ferretti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05636-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05635-7Published: 07 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35638-9Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05636-4Published: 25 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 180
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Sports Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases