Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology - Softcover

Terry J. Housh; Dona J. Housh; Herbert A. Devries

9781890871413: Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890871419 ISBN 13: 9781890871413

Publisher: Holcomb Hathaway, 2002

Using an applied approach, this text/CD-ROM package offers an introduction to basic principles of exercise and sport physiology, appropriate for an entry level course. Learning features include objectives, key concepts, topic web sites, laboratory exercises, review questions, and boxes on new research and interesting facts. The CD-ROM contains a vocabulary review, quizes, color art, and web site links. The text is ideal for students planning to enter physical education, coaching, and exercise science. Housh is director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory and Codirector of the Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

Terry J. Housh, Ph.D., FACSM is Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory and Co-director of the Center for Youth Fitness and Sports Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). He has co-authored over 130 peer-reviewed research articles and four college textbooks as well as over 150 presentations at annual meetings of professional organizations including The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA). He was the 1998 recipient of The Outstanding Sport Scientist Award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Dona J. Housh, Ph.D., FACSM is a Professor in The Oral Biology Department, College of Dentistry, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she teaches Human Physiology to first year dental students as well as post-doctoral graduate students in various dental specialties. Dr. Housh’s research interests include researches muscle function, neuromuscular fatigue, and the hypertrophic responses to resistance training. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious scholarly journals and presented research at annual meetings of The American College of Sports Medicine and The National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Herbert A. deVries, Ph.D., FACSM is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physical Education at The University of Southern California. He is world renown for his research on the physiological adaptations to exercise training in the elderly and remains active in research involving the application of electromyography to various aspects of neuromuscular fatigue. He continues to publish extensively in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and is the author of ten books, including five editions of his classic text Physiology of Exercise for Physical Education. For his lifetime of scholarly work, Dr. deVries has been honored with the Silver Anniversary Award by The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and The Citation Award from The American College of Sports Medicine. In addition, The Council on Aging and Adult Development of AAHPERD has named the CAAD Research Award the "Herbert A. deVries Research Award."

Review:

This textbook is an excellent undergraduate exercise physiology textbook. -- NSCA Bulletin, January/February 2003

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