Biomechanics in Sport

Biomechanics in Sport is a unique reference text prepared by the leading world experts in sport biomechanics. Over thirty chapters cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from muscle mechanics to injury prevention, and from aerial movement to wheelchair sport. The biomechanics of sports including running, skating, skiing, swimming, jumping in athletics, figure skating, ski jumping, diving, javelin and hammer throwing, shot putting, and striking movements are all explained.

First sentence: To vary the force that a muscle exerts, the nervous system either changes the number of active motor units or varies the activation level of those motor units that have been activated.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Limited

Editions

3

Pages

667

ISBN

9780632053926

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