Main description:

Sport and exercise physiologists are called upon to carry out physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability, both in sport-specific and health-related contexts. A wide variety of test protocols have been developed and refined. This book is a comprehensive guide to these protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing.

Volume I covers sport-specific testing, and Volume II covers clinical and exercise specific testing.

With contributions from leading specialist sport, exercise and clincial physiologists, and covering a wide range of mainstream sports, special populations, and ethical, practical and methodological issues, these volumes represent an essential resource for sport-specific and clinical exercise testing in both research and applied settings.

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Contents:

1. Health and Safety 2. Psychological Issues in Testing 3. Blood Sampling 4. Ethics and Physiological Testing Part 1 Methodological Issues 5. Method Agreement and Measurement Error in the Physiology of Exercise 6. Scaling: Adjusting physiological and performance measures for differences in body size 7. Circadian Rhythms Part 2 General Procedures 8. Lung and Respiratory Muscle Function 9. Surface Anthropometry 10. Measuring Flexibility 11. Pulmonary Gas Exchange 12. Lactate Testing 13. Ratings of Perceived Exertion 14. Strength Testing 15. Upper-Body Exercise Part 3 Sport-Specific Procedures 16. Middle- and Long-Distance Running 17. Amateur Boxing 18. Cycling 19. Modern Pentathlon 20. Rowing 21. Sailing 22. Swimming 23. Triathlon 24. Tennis 25. Table Tennis 26. Squash 27. Badminton 28. Artistic Gymnastics 29. Cricket 30. Basketball 31. Soccer 32. Netball 33. Rugby League 34. Rugby Union 35. Judo 36. Winter Sports 37. Figure Skating Part 4 Special Populations 38. Children and Fitness Testing 39. Testing Older People 40. Testing the Female Athlete