The Biochemical Basis of Sports Performance
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- Paperback
332 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2010
Summary
Fueling Victory: The Biochemical Basis of Sports Performance
Some understanding of the biochemistry of exercise is fundamental to any study of the factors that contribute to sports performance. It is the physical, chemical and biochemical properties of cells and tissues that determine the physiological responses to exercise, and yet the teaching of exercise biochemistry is poorly developed compared with exercise physiology. Where the subject is taught, the student often finds the ap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199208289 |
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| ISBN-10: | 019920828X |
| Author: | Michael Gleeson, Ronald J. Maughan |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 332 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 653g |
| Dimensions: | 247mm x 188mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
I believe that this book really does fill a gap most texts don’t address and I would recommend it without hesitation.Les Tumility, Aberystwyth UniversityThis well-written book does an excellent job of sorting through the volumes of information on physiology and sports to provide key concepts necessary in order to maximise performance while minimizing injury and overtraining. * University of Tennessee at Knoxville *
About The Author
Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is Professor of Exercise Biochemistry, and Ronald Maughan is Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition, both at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.
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