Trends in human performance research
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Trends in human performance research
（Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The topic of human performance has grown dramatically in recent years and draws on a range of academic disciplines including Physiology, Biomechanics, Psychology and Nutrition. This book presents recent research in the field that provides a bridge between scientific knowledge and the practitioner in human performance. This book covers topics such as the efficacy of exercise training to enhance human performance, the cognitive impact of performance tasks, nutritional interventions that influence performance, predicting human performance from anthropometric variables and examining the impact of specific physiological and environmental factors that influence the performance of daily tasks.
Table of Contents
- Placebo Effects of Caffeine on Hockey Skill Performance
- The Effect of using Hiking Poles on O2 Uptake, Heart Rate & Blood Lactate during Uphill Walking
- Anthropometric Profiles of Elite Junior Ice-Hockey Players
- The Impact of Caffeine Consumption on 1000 Metre Rowing Performance
- New Applications for Encouraging Fitness
- Structural Analysis of Basic Leg Extensor Isometric F-t Curve Characteristics in Male Athletes in Different Sports Measured in Standing Position
- Acute Effects of Variable Resistance Exercise on Force & Power Characteristics during the Back Squat Exercise
- Sensorimotor Exercises in Sports Training & Rehabilitation
- Dietary Calcium -- A Potential Ergogenic Aid?
- Active Video Game Play -- A Novel & Useful Exercise Modality?
- Augmented Eccentric Loading: Theoretical & Practical Applications
- Predictors of Exercise Performance
- Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"
