Scientific American Building the Elite Athlete

Name: Scientific American Building the Elite Athlete
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ISBN: 9781599211169

ISBN-10: 1599211165

ISBN-13: 9781599211169

Edition: 2007

Authors: EDITORS OF SCIENTIFI, Editors of Scientific American Magazine

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Science increasingly informs athletic training, and technology is used every day to maintain and even enhance physical performance. In this volume,Scientific American's top writers present in clear, accessible prose information about present--and future--advances that enhance not only athletic performance, but also the vitality of the rest of the population. Topics include why players keep getting bigger; the search for genes to identify future Olympians; whether science can determine if sports psychology works; how skateboarders bend the laws of physics; and how the cellular biology of muscle helps explain why a particular athlete wins and suggests what future athletes might do to better…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 5/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English



Introduction: Game Theory




The Athlete's Body


How Much Higher? How Much Faster?



The Female Hurt



The Mystery of Muscle



Muscle, Genes and Athletic Performance



The Chemical Games



All Doped Up-and Going for the Gold



Gene Doping



Doping by Design



Catchy Carbon




The Athlete's Mind


Psyched Up, Psyched Out



The Will to Win



Extreme Sports, Sensation Seeking and the Brain




Gear and Technique


Going through the Motions



Asphalt Acrobats



Electronic Skis



The Olympian's New Clothes



The Athletic Arms Race



The Unblinking Eye



Index


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