Physiology of Muscular Activity

Abstract

The present edition is a revised and expanded version of a book recognized for a quarter of a century as an authoritative compilation of useful research in the physiology of exercise. A new chapter on muscle training has been created by dividing a former chapter. New material has been added on the effect of warming up on athletic performance, the heart and training, the relation between physical fitness and intelligence, a comparison of isotonic and isometric methods of muscle training, and other related factors. To serve as a guide to those using this book for study, each chapter is followed by a list of questions suitable for classroom discussion or self-evaluation. A bibliography of 524 references, each keyed by number to the place of its discussion in the text, makes this a source book for physicians and physiologists concerned with sports medicine, physical educators and coaches responsible for the training