Advanced Exercise Physiology: Essential Concepts and Applications

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Advanced Exercise Physiology: Essential Concepts and Applications builds upon foundational topics and looks further into key physiological components to help advanced students gain a deeper level of understanding. Authors Jonathan K. Ehrman, Dennis J. Kerrigan, and Steven J. Keteyian address a wide range of complex topics with evidence-based information and a focused, targeted style. The first five chapters offer a detailed examination of the various body systems. The next two chapters focus on exercise testing and training principles, as well as training adaptations as they relate to aerobic power, anaerobic power, range of motion, and resistance training of healthy individuals and competitive athletes. The remaining chapters focus on a variety of topics, including athletic performance, body composition and weight management, and environmental influences of exercise physiology. The final two chapters bring a unique perspective to the book with a review of the relationship between exercise physiology and public health and a look at recent and emerging topics in the field, including genomics and pharmacology. Enhancing the content are learning aids, more than 140 images and illustrations, and practical examples from among clinical patients, healthy individuals, and competitive athletes. Key terms and their definitions appear at the end of each chapter; these help students understand key concepts and serve as a useful reference for practitioners. The appendixes contain information related to topics such as efficiency and energy expenditure, metabolic equivalent (MET) values of common activities, and the professionalization of exercise physiology. For instructors, Advanced Exercise Physiology also includes a test package and an image bank to assist wtih classroom lecture preparations. The ancillaries, in-text learning components, and comprehensive content combine to create an ideal text to be used in advanced courses in exercise physiology. Review: Great book, very comprehensive - Fantastic text. I'm an undergraduate and I bought this book because I wanted some more in depth knowledge about specific areas in exercise physiology. This book is easy to read and very comprehensive. I recommend this book to anyone who has some background knowledge in biology or exercise science. Very good and very pleased. Review: Lacking validity, and not enough originality. - This text was a disapointment and I had to return it for a refund. As a PhD student, I was looking for a more advanced text than the typical exercise physiology texts out there. This text was lacking in a number of ways. Many, if not all, of the images are "reproduced with permission," and lack anything unique from what could be found online with a simple search. Many of the references are extremely old and only apply to animal models. With the wealth of research available, it was disappointing to see the authors referencing studies sometimes 20 years old whem more intricate research has been conducted since then. Additionally, some of the information is just wrong. A key example is that the author states fat and carbohydrate metabolism is about 50/50 at rest and that resting RER is .85. I have read enough research and completed enough metabolic testing to know that those numbers are not correct. I had high hopes for something touted as "advanced," but was disappointed in the final product.