Strength and power in sport

"An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine."

List of Contributors.

Forewords The IOC.

Preface.

Units of Measurement and Terminology.

Pt. 1. Definitions.

1. Basic Considerations for Exercise/ Howard G. Knuttgen Knuttgen, Howard G./ Paavo V. Komi Komi, Paavo V. p. 3.

Pt. 2. Biological Basis for Strength and Power.

2. Neuronal Control of Functional Movement/ Volker Dietz Dietz, Volker. p. 11.

3. Motor Unit and Motoneurone Excitability during Explosive Movement/ Toshio Moritani Moritani, Toshio. p. 27.

4. Muscular Basis of Strength/ R. Billeter Billeter, R./ H. Hoppeler Hoppeler, H. p. 50.

5. Hormonal Mechanisms Related to the Expression of Muscular Strength and Power/ William J. Kraemer Kraemer, William J., 1953-./ Scott A. Mazzetti Mazzetti, Scott A. p. 73.

6. Exercise-Related Adaptations in Connective Tissue/ Ronald F. Zernicke Zernicke, Ronald F./ Barbara Loitz-Ramage Loitz-Ramage, Barbara. p. 96.

7. Contractile Performance of Skeletal Muscle Fibres/ K. A. Paul Edman Edman, K. A. Paul. p. 114.

8. Skeletal Muscle and Motor Unit Architecture: Effect on Performance/ Roland R. Roy Roy, Roland R./ Ryan I. Monti Monti, Ryan I./ Alex Lai Lai, Alex/ V. Reggie Edgerton Edgerton, V. Reggie. p. 134.

9. Mechanical Muscle Models and Their Application to Force and Power Production/ Walter Herzog Herzog, Walter/ Rachid Ait-Haddou Ait-Haddou, Rachid. p. 154.

10. Stretch-Shortening Cycle/ Paavo V. Komi Komi, Paavo V. p. 184.

11. Stretch-Shortening Cycle Fatigue and its Influence on Force and Power Production/ Caroline Nicol Nicol, Caroline/ Paavo V. Komi Komi, Paavo V. p. 203.

Pt. 3. Mechanisms for Adaptation in Strength and Power Training.

12. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Adaptation in Skeletal Muscle/ Geoffrey Goldspink Goldspink, Geoffrey/ Stephen Harridge Harridge, Stephen. p. 231.

13. Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia/ J. Duncan MacDougall MacDougall, J. Duncan. p. 252.

14. Acute and Chronic Muscle Metabolic Adaptations to Strength Training/ Per A. Tesch Tesch, Per A./ Bjorn A. Alkner Alkner, Bjorn A. p. 265.

15. Neural Adaptation to Strength Training/ Digby G. Sale Sale, Digby G. p. 281.

16. Mechanisms of Muscle and Motor Unit Adaptation to Explosive Power Training/ Jacques Duchateau Duchateau, Jacques/ Karl Hainaut Hainaut, Karl. p. 315.

17. Proprioceptive Training: Considerations for Strength and Power Production/ Albert Gollhofer Gollhofer, Albert. p. 331.

18. Connective Tissue and Bone Response to Strength Training/ Michael H. Stone Stone, Michael H., 1933-/ Christina Karatzaferi Karatzaferi, Christina. p. 343.

19. Endocrine Responses and Adaptations to Strength and Power Training/ William J. Kraemer Kraemer, William J., 1953-./ Nicholas A. Ratamess Ratamess, Nicholas A. p. 361.

20. Cardiovascular Responses to Strength Training/ Steven J. Fleck Fleck, Steven J. p. 387.

Pt. 4. Special Problems in Strength and Power Training.

21. Ageing and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Strength Training/ Keijo Hakkinen Hakkinen, Keijo. p. 409.

22. Use of Electrical Stimulation in Strength and Power Training/ Gary A. Dudley Dudley, Gary A./ Scott W. Stevenson Stevenson, Scott W. p. 426.

Pt. 5. Strength and Power Training for Sports.

23. Biomechanics of Strength and Strength Training/ Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M. p. 439.

24. Vibration Loads: Potential for Strength and Power Development/ Joachim Mester Mester, Joachim/ Peter Spitzenpfeil Spitzenpfeil, Peter/ Zengyuan Yue Yue, Zengyuan. p. 488.

25. Training for Weightlifting/ John Garhammer Garhammer, John/ Bob Takano Takano, Bob. p. 502.

Index. p. 517.