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Physique, fitness, and performance
- Author
- Battinelli, Thomas.
- Title
- Physique, fitness, and performance / Thomas Battinelli.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2000.
- Description
- xix, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- URL
- <Publisher description> http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0646/99086251-d.html
- Uniform series
- CRC series in exercise physiology.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- pt. I. Body Build and Body Composition
- 1. Physique, Fitness, and Performance: An Introduction
- 2. Body Build and Body Build Indices
- 3. Body Fat and Fat Free Composition
- pt. II. Physical and Physiological Conditioning
- 4. Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance
- 5. Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning
- 6. Motor Learning and Motor Control
- 7. Fatigue and Physical Performance
- pt. III. Nutrition and Heart Disease
- 8. Exercise and Nutrition
- 9. Nutrition and Heart Disease
- 10. Obesity and Heart Disease. App. A1. The Heath-Carter Anthropometric Somatotype: Measurement and Assessment
- App. A2. Body Size and Body Proportions: Measurement and Assessment
- App. A3. Body Composition: Measurement and Assessment
- App. A4. Resistance Exercises: Description and Assessment
- App. A5. Aerobic and Anerobic Conditioning: Assessment and Classification
- App. A6. Nutrition Guidelines
- App. A7. Height/Weight Measurement and Assessment.
- Review
- "A new volume in CRCs Exercise Physiology series, this far-reaching text explores the all-important relationship of physique to fitness and performance. Physique, Fitness, and Performance covers, in a basic quantitative and qualitative format, physique and performance, physical and physiological conditioning, motor learning and physical performance, as well as exercise, nutrition, and heart disease." "For fitness professionals, physical education majors, fitness enthusiasts, or anyone with an interest in the subject, Physique, Fitness, and Performance offers a sweeping review of the subject matter that will impact the field well into the future."--Jacket.
- Subject headings
- Somatotypes. Exercise--Physiological aspects. Physical fitness.
- Medical subjects
- Exercise--physiology. Physical Fitness. Somatotypes.
- ISBN
- 0849302315 (alk. paper) 9780849302312 (alk. paper)