Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: Running || Physiology and Biochemistry of Sprinting

✍ Scribed by Hawley, John A.

• Book ID: 120659514
• Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 207 KB
• Edition: 1
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 0632053917
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470757116.ch1

✦ Synopsis

"Running is another addition to the highly acclaimed Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine Series. It is intended to be a "one stop" source of information on any aspect related to running. This book is for team coaches who have academic preparation in the basic sciences, athletic trainers, physical therapists. It is also for health-related professionals working with athletes and sports teams medical doctors in family practice but with no specialised training in sports medicine or sports physiology. Running will also appeal to knowledgeable athletes, as well as undergraduate and graduate students from university courses in human physiology, biology and principles of exercise training."

Booknews

Written for a variety of professionals involved in the training and treatment of runners by an international team of sports medicine experts, this text covers the physiology and biochemistry of sprinting and distance running; the biomechanics of running; training for successful running performance; nutritional strategies and needs; and the medical problems associated with running. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)