Anthony J. Blazevich

Sports Biomechanics (eBook, ePUB)

The Basics: Optimising Human Performance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Human beings are the 'all-rounders' of the natural world - while they aren't naturally the quickest, biggest or strongest creatures, they can achieve more amazing physical feats than any other animal.

Nowhere is this ability more pronounced than in sporting performance, the ideal area for studying the mechanics of a human - our biomechanics. But all too often the study of sports biomechanics can become bogged down in pure mathematics, tables and graphs that bear little resemblance to what you see on the field of play.

In this comprehensively revised third edition of bestselling Sports Biomechanics, Professor Anthony Blazevich answers real-world questions using easily accessible language and fully updated, clear and concise diagrams.

Each chapter is devoted to a single area of the subject and details scientific underpinnings of sports performance; this edition features a new chapter on human gait (walking and running) as well as new information on the latest topics in sport biomechanics.

An absolutely essential resource for any student, athlete or fitness professional involved in the field of sports biomechanics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472917232
• Artikelnr.: 48058086

Autorenporträt

Anthony Blazevich is a Professor of Biomechanics at Edith Cowan University in Australia and an award-winning university lecturer. He is a Fellow of the European College of Sports Sciences and member of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Australian Strength & Conditioning Association and National Strength & Conditioning Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Position, Velocity and
Acceleration Chapter 2: Angular Position, Velocity and Acceleration Chapter
3: Projectile Motion Chapter 4: Newton's Law Chapter 5: The Impulse -
Momentum Relationship Chapter 6: Torque and the Centre of Mass Chapter 7:
Angular Kinetics Chapter 8: Conservation of Angular Momentum Chapter 9:
Work, Power and Energy Chapter 10: Collisions Chapter 11: The Coefficient
of Restitution Chapter 12: Friction Chapter 13: Fluid Dynamics - Drag
Chapter 14: Hydrodynamics 1 - Drag Chapter 15: Hydrodynamics 2 - Propulsion
Chapter 16: The Magnus Effect Chapter 17: The Kinetic Chain Chapter 18:
Gait - Walking and Running Chapter 19: Application of Biomechanics Quick
Quizzes Appendix A: Units of Measurement Appendix B: Basic Skills and
Mathematics Appendix C: Basic Trigonometry Appendix D: Equations Glossary
Index