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The fundamental science of fatigue is introduced, focussing on physiological aspects of energy depletion, metabolic acidosis, environmental challenges, electrolytes and minerals, and the perception of fatigue.
List of contents
Section 1: What is Fatigue?1. Conceptualising, Measuring, and Researching Fatigue in Sport and Exercise
Section 2: What Causes (and What does not Cause) Fatigue?2. Energy Depletion
3. Metabolic Acidosis
4. Environmental Stress
5. Potassium, Calcium, and Inorganic Phosphate
6. Central Fatigue, and Central Regulation of Performance
7. Mental Fatigue
Section 3: Fatigue: Is it the Same for Everyone?8. Influence of Sport and Exercise Demand on Fatigue Mechanisms
9. Influence of Biological Sex and Training Statis on Fatigue
Section 4: Summary: Where Next?10. Conclusion
About the author
Shaun Phillips, PhD is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, with 15 years experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate sport and exercise science, strength and conditioning, and physical activity for health students. His research interests focus on fatigue and human performance, and high-intensity interval exercise as a population health tool. Alongside his academic expertise, Shaun has provided research and consultancy services for elite and professional sport and health organisations, including the FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy and Rally Star programmes, Heart of Midlothian Football Club, The Scottish Institute of Sport, the Scottish Female Hockey Team, and the National Health Service.
Summary
The fundamental science of fatigue is introduced, focussing on physiological aspects of energy depletion, metabolic acidosis, environmental challenges, electrolytes and minerals, and the perception of fatigue.
