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Biomechanics of sport and exercise

By providing mechanics before functional anatomy, the book helps students understand forces and their effects before studying how body structures deal with forces. Students will learn to appreciate the consequences of external forces, how the body generates internal forces to maintain position, and...

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Main Author: McGinnis, Peter Merton 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Champaign, IL Human Kinetics 2020
© 2020
Edition:Fourth edition
Subjects:
Human mechanics
Sports > physiological aspects
Biomechanical Phenomena
Exercise > physiology
Sports > physiology
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Table of Contents:
  • Forces
  • Linear Kinematics
  • Linear Kinetics
  • Work, Power, and Energy
  • Torques and Moments of Force
  • Angular Kinematics
  • Angular Kinetics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Biological Materials
  • The Skeletal System
  • The Muscular System
  • The Nervous System
  • Qualitative Biomechanical Analysis to Improve Technique
  • Qualitative Biomechanical Analysis to Improve Training
  • Qualitative Biomechanical Analysis to Understand Injury Development
  • Technology in Biomechanics
  • Other Applications of Biomechanics

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