Handbook on Running - Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

Klappentext Running is a further volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. It is a clearly presented, multi-disciplinary text that provides a "one-stop" source of information on all aspects of running. Zusammenfassung Running is a further volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. It is a clearly presented, multi--disciplinary text that provides a "one--stop" source of information on all aspects of running.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contributors, vi

Forewords by the IOC, vii

Foreword by the IAAF, viii

Preface, ix

1 Physiology and biochemistry of sprinting, 1
Henryk K.A. Lakomy

2 Physiology and biochemistry of middle distance and long distance running, 14
Ronald J. Maughan

3 Biomechanics of running, 28
Mario A. Lafortune, Gordon A. Valiant and Brian McLean

4 Training techniques for successful running performance, 44
John A. Hawley

5 Nutrition for runners, 58
Louise M. Burke

6 Medical considerations for runners, 72
Timothy D. Noakes

Index, 91

Bericht

'An excellent addition to the professional and student library.' Sport Health

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hawley, John A. Hawley
• Mitarbeit: John Hawley (Herausgeber), John A. Hawley (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780632053919
• ISBN: 978-0-632-05391-9
• Seiten: 112
• Serien: Olympic Handbook Of Sports Medicine; Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science; Handbook of Sports Medicine an; Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin; Ratgeber > Sport > Leichtathletik, Turnen