This valuable new addition to the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series provides a comprehensive and logical look at the principles and mechanisms of endocrinology as related to sports and exercise. It looks at growth hormone factors involved in exercise and the endocrinology of sport competition. It considers various factors and stresses on the body that may alter sporting performance. It covers topics from the acute responses and chronic adaptations of the human endocrine system to the muscular activity involved in ...
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This valuable new addition to the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series provides a comprehensive and logical look at the principles and mechanisms of endocrinology as related to sports and exercise. It looks at growth hormone factors involved in exercise and the endocrinology of sport competition. It considers various factors and stresses on the body that may alter sporting performance. It covers topics from the acute responses and chronic adaptations of the human endocrine system to the muscular activity involved in conditioning exercise, physical labor, and sport activities. This book is an essential reference for helping to plan better programs of physical fitness, to prepare for sports competitions, and to manage the medical care of athletes.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 630 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, 11. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2004026395 Type of material Book Main title The endocrine system in sports and exercise / edited by W.J. Kraemer and Alan D. Rogol. Published/Created Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2005. Description xiv, 630 p. : ill.; 25 cm. ISBN 9781405130172 (alk. paper) 1405130172 (alk. paper) LC classification QP187.3. E93 E53 2005 Related names Kraemer, William J., 1953-Rogol, Alan David, 1941-Subjects Endocrine glands. Exercise--Physiological aspects. Sports--Physiological aspects. Exercise--physiology. Endocrine System--physiology. Sports--physiology. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Series The encyclopaedia of sports medicine; v. 11 Dewey class no. 612.4 NLM class no. QT 260 E556 2005 Other system no. (DNLM)101233443
