Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes

Rebecca Tanner, Christopher Gore

• Editorial: Human Kinetics
• Año: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781492581413
• Edición: 2
• Categoría: Scienze biologiche
• Categoría: Anatomia e fisiologia umana

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, presents the most current protocols used for assessing high-level athletes. Based on the insight and experience of sport scientists who work closely with elite athletes to optimize sporting success, this comprehensive guide offers the how and why of both general and sport-specific physiological testing procedures. Readers will learn to use these tests to identify the strengths and weaknesses of athletes, monitor progress, provide feedback, and enhance performance their athletes' potential.

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, guides readers in ensuring precision and reliability of testing procedures in the field or lab; correctly preparing athletes before testing; and accurately collecting, handling, and analyzing data. It leads readers through general testing concepts and athlete monitoring tools for determining anaerobic capacity, neuromuscular power, blood lactate thresholds, and VO2max. It also presents principles and protocols for common lab- and field-based assessments of body composition, agility, strength and power, and perceptual and decision-making capabilities. Reproducible forms throughout the book assist readers with data collection and preparticipation screening.

After reviewing general protocols, this unique text takes a sport-specific look at the most effective tests and their applications in enhancing the performance of elite athletes. Protocols for 18 internationally recognized sports are introduced, and for each sport a rationale for the tests, lists of necessary equipment, and detailed testing procedures are provided. Normative data collected from athletes competing at national and international levels serve as excellent reference points for measuring elite athletes. New to the second edition are sport-specific assessments for Australian football, BMX cycling, rugby, sprint kayaking, high-performance walking, and indoor and beach volleyball.

The second edition of Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes also features other enhancements, including extensive updates to normative data and reference material as well as several new chapters. New information on data collection and handling covers approaches for analyzing data from the physiological monitoring of individual athletes and for groups of athletes in team sports. Revised chapters on environmental physiology provide current insights regarding altitude training and training in heat and humidity. Discussions of the scientific basis of various strategies for athlete recovery in both training and competition enable readers to make sound decisions in employing those strategies to help their athletes optimally recover.

For exercise physiologists, coaches, and exercise physiology students, Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Second Edition, is the essential guide to the most effective assessment protocols available. Using the precise and proven protocols in this authoritative resource, exercise physiologists can acquire detailed information to assist athletes' preparation.

Índice

• Cover Page
• Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Laboratory and Athlete Preparation
• Chapter 1: Quality Assurance in Exercise Physiology Laboratories
• Chapter 2: Pretest Environment and Athlete Preparation
• Chapter 3: Data Collection and Analysis
• Part II: Testing Concepts and Athlete Monitoring
• Chapter 4: Ergometer-Based Maximal Neuromuscular Power
• Chapter 5: Anaerobic Capacity
• Chapter 6: Blood Lactate Thresholds: Concepts and Applications
• Chapter 7: Determination of Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2max)
• Chapter 8: Altitude Training
• Chapter 9: Heat
• Chapter 10: Physiological Recovery
• Part III: Fundamental Assessment Principles and Protocols
• Chapter 11: Assessment of Physique
• Chapter 12: Testing and Training Agility
• Chapter 13: Strength and Power Assessment Protocols
• Chapter 14: Field Testing Principles and Protocols
• Chapter 15: Perceptual–Cognitive and Perceptual–Motor Contributions to Elite Performance
• Part IV: Physiological Protocols for the Assessment of Athletes in Specific Sports
• Chapter 16: Australian Football Players
• Chapter 17: Basketball Players
• Chapter 18: Cricket Players
• Chapter 19: High-Performance Cyclists
• Chapter 20: Football (Soccer) Players
• Chapter 21: Hockey Players
• Chapter 22: Netball Players
• Chapter 23: Rowers
• Chapter 24: Rugby League Players
• Chapter 25: Rugby Union Players
• Chapter 26: Runners and Walkers
• Chapter 27: Sailors
• Chapter 28: Sprint Kayak Athletes
• Chapter 29: Swimmers
• Chapter 30: Tennis Players
• Chapter 31: Triathletes
• Chapter 32: Indoor and Beach Volleyball Players
• Chapter 33: Water Polo Players
• Appendix
• About the Editors
• About the Australian Institute of Sport