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| Preface | |
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| Fitness Assessment Defined | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Energy Systems Approach | |
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| Health Fitness | |
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| Fitness Evaluation for Athletic Participation | |
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| Perceptual Motor Domain | |
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| Rationale for Text Test Items | |
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| Summary | |
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| Direct Determination of Aerobic Power | |
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| Measurement of VO[subscript 2]max | |
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| Criteria for Achievement of VO[subscript 2]max | |
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| Reference Values | |
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| Summary | |
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| Indirect Methods for Estimation of Aerobic Power | |
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| Indirect Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max Using Power Output or Velocity | |
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| Determination of VO[subscript 2]max From Speed | |
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| Determination of VO[subscript 2]max Using Nonexercise Measurements | |
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| Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max Using Simple Calculations and the Critical Speed Concept | |
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| Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max Using an Estimation of the Oxygen Cost of Running and Walking | |
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| Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max Using a Heart Rate Monitor | |
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| Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max From the Running or Walking Ascent of a Mountain | |
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| Estimation of VO[subscript 2]max Using HR Variability at Rest | |
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| Summary | |
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| Heart Rate Variability: Measurement Methods and Practical Implications | |
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| Control Mechanisms and the Conducting System | |
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| Measurement Methods | |
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| Practical Implications | |
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| Practical Example | |
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| Heart Rate Variability Measures in Coronary Heart Disease Morbidity and Mortality | |
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| Summary | |
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| Blood Lactate, Respiratory, and Heart Rate Markers on the Capacity for Sustained Exercise | |
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| Relationship of Blood and Muscle Lactate | |
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| Practical Significance of the Anaerobic Threshold | |
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| Laboratory Approaches to Measurement | |
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| Laboratory Concerns With Aerobic and Anaerobic Thresholds | |
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| Summary | |
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| Testing for Anaerobic Ability | |
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| Measurement of Peak and Mean Anaerobic Power | |
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| Performance-Based Peak Anaerobic Power Tests | |
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| Performance-Based Mean Anaerobic Power Tests | |
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| Testing Issues | |
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| Accumulated O[subscript 2] Deficit | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Measurement of Human Mechanical Power | |
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| Quantitative Foundation of Power Testing | |
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| Testing Strategy and Test Results | |
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| Instrumentation | |
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| Specific Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Strength Training: Development and Evaluation of Methodology | |
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| What Is Muscular Strength? | |
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| Why Is Measurement of Strength Important? | |
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| Physiological Adaptations Associated With Strength Training | |
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| Testing Modalities | |
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| Strength-Test Protocols for Repetition Maximums | |
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| Isometric Testing | |
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| Isokinetic Testing | |
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| Overview of Testing Considerations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function | |
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| Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function | |
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| Needle Muscle Biopsy | |
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| Processing Muscle Tissue | |
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| Measures of Tissue Capillarity | |
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| Fiber Cross-Sectional Area | |
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| Protein Quantification Through Bradford or Lowry Methods | |
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| Immunohistochemistry for Steroid Receptor Analysis | |
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| Western Blotting for Steroid Receptor Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Utility of Near-Infrared Spectrophotometry in Athletic Assessment | |
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| NIRS Instrumentation | |
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| Principle of NIRS Measurement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Anthropometry and Body Composition Measurement | |
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| Multicomponent Models | |
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| Hydrostatic Weighing | |
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| Air Displacement Plethysmography | |
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| Anthropometry | |
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| Bioelectric Impedance Analysis | |
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| Ultrasound | |
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| Dual-Energy Projection Methods | |
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| Isotopic Dilution | |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography | |
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| Comparison Among Methods | |
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| Normative Data | |
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| Summary | |
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| Static Techniques for the Evaluation of Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length | |
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| Rationale for Measurement of Flexibility | |
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| Methods of Measurement | |
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| Trunk Range of Motion | |
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| Neck Range of Motion | |
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| Upper Limb Range of Motion | |
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| Lower Limb Range of Motion | |
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| Muscle Length Tests | |
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| Summary | |
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| Field Testing of Athletes | |
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| General Principles for the Field Laboratory | |
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| Specific Field-Test Conditions and Consideration | |
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| Measurement of Hemodynamics in the Field | |
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| Measurement of Blood Lactate | |
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| Other Useful Items for Your Traveling Laboratory | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Editors | |