Strength training : types and principles, benefits and concerns / James T. Kai, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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STRENGTH TRAINING: TYPES ANDPRINCIPLES, BENEFITS AND CONCERNS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION(NMES) AS A MODALITY OF MUSCLE STRENGTHTRAINING; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEFINITION OF NMES; 3. METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF NMES; 3.1. Type and Size of Electrodes; 3.2. IDEAL PLACEMENT OF ELECTRODES; 3.3. Type of Stimulus and Waveform; 3.4. Stimulus Duration and Intensity; What is the best compromise?; 3.5. Stimulus Frequency; 3.6. Duty Cycle; 3.7. Stimulation Intensity; 4. EFFECTS OF NMES ON STRENGTH PRODUCTION; 5. NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF NMES.

5.1. Motor Unit Recruitment during NMES5.2. Motor Unit Synchronization during NMES; 5.3. Metabolic Demand during NMES; 6. EFFECTS OF NMES TRAINING ON MAXIMAL ISOMETRICSTRENGTH; 7. EFFECTS OF NMES TRAINING ON MAXIMAL DYNAMIC STRENGTH; 8. EFFECTS OF NMES TRAINING ON PHYSICAL CAPACITIES; 8.1. Jump Ability; 8.2. Sprint Performance; 8.3. Specific Sport Skills; 8.4. Endurance; 9. APPLICATIONS OF NMES TRAINING IN SPORT; 10. CENTRAL EFFECTS OF NMES; 10.1. Underlying Mechanisms of Neural Adaptations; 11. PERIPHERAL EFFECTS OF NMES; 11.1. Underlying Mechanisms of Peripheral Adaptations.

11.2. Muscle Contractile Properties12. NMES COMPARED WITH VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION TRAINING; 13. CONCLUSION; 14. REFERENCES; A REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF MUSCLE STRENGTH INHAMSTRING INJURY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; ANATOMY; MECHANISM OF INJURY; DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE-INDUCED MUSCLE DAMAGE; MUSCLE LENGTH-TENSION RELATIONSHIP; CAN MUSCLE STRENGTH TESTING PREDICTFUTURE HAMSTRING INJURY?; OTHER PREDICTIVE FACTORS; ARE CHANGES IN MUSCLE STRENGTH PRESENT IN THOSE WITHPREVIOUS HAMSTRING INJURY?; DOES STRENGTH TRAINING REDUCE HAMSTRING INJURY RISK?; HOW DOES ECCENTRIC STRENGTHENINGREDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY?

SHIFT IN MUSCLE LENGTH-TENSION RELATIONSHIP WITHECCENTRIC EXERCISECOMPARISON OF STRENGTH TRAINING MODALITIES; PRACTICAL TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS; OTHER TREATMENT OPTIONS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; SPORT-SPECIFIC STRENGTH TRAINING:BACKGROUND, RATIONALE AND PROGRAM; ABSTRACT; 1. SOCCER; 1.1. Physiology and Biomechanics of Soccer; 1.1.1. Physical requirements for soccer; 1.1.2. Physical characteristics; 1.1.3. Body movements, muscle recruitment and range of motion; 1.2. Soccer Specific Strength Training Programs; 1.2.1. Modalities of training exercise; 1.2.2. Periodization.

1.2.3. Common injuries and prevention1.2.4. Age issues -- junior/youth; 1.2.5. Strength training program samples; 2. BADMINTON; 2.1. Physiology and Biomechanics of Badminton; 2.1.1. Physical requirements of badminton; 2.1.2. Physical characteristics; 2.1.3. Body movements, muscle recruitment and range of motion; 2.2. Badminton Specific Strength Training Programs; 2.2.1. Modalities of training exercise; 2.2.2. Periodization; 2.2.3. Common injuries and prevention; 2.2.4. Strength training program samples; 3. ROWING; 3.1. Physiology and Biomechanics of Rowing.

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