Biomechanics in Sport: Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention (eBook)

Vladimir Zatsiorsky, PhD, is a professor of kinesiology at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. A strength and conditioning consultant for Olympic teams from the former Soviet Union for 26 years, Zatsiorsky has trained hundreds of world-class athletes. He has also authored or coauthored 15 books and more than 350 scientific papers. His books have been published in several languages, including English, Russian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian and Bulgarian. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from universities in Poland and Russia and is an honorary member of the International Association of Sport Kinetics. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, listening to classical music and exercising. William Kraemer, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where he works in the Human Performance Laboratory. He is also is a professor in the department of physiology and neurobiology and a professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Centre. He is editor in chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, an associate editor of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and an editorial board member of the Journal of Applied Physiology. A former junior high and college coach, Kraemer has coauthored many books and articles on strength training for athletes.

BIOMECHANICS IN SPORT 1
Contents 7
List of Contributors 9
Forewords 11
Preface 13
Part 1:Muscle Action in Sport and Exercise 15
1 Neural Contributions to Changes in Muscle Strength 17
2 Mechanical Properties and Performance in Skeletal Muscles 35
3 Muscle-Tendon Architecture and Athletic Performance 47
4 Eccentric Muscle Action in Sport and Exercise 70
5 Stretch –Shortening Cycle of Muscle Function 101
6 Biomechanical Foundations of Strength and Power Training 117
Part 2:Locomotion 155
7 Factors Affecting Preferred Rates of Movement in Cyclic Activities 157
8 The Dynamics of Running 175
9 Resistive Forces in Swimming, 198
10 Propulsive Forces in Swimming 219
11 Performance-Determining Factors in Speed Skating 246
12 Cross-Country Skiing:Technique,Equipment and Environmental Factors Affecting Performance 261
Part 3:Jumping and Aerial Movement 285
13 Aerial Movement 287
14 The High Jump 298
15 Jumping in Figure Skating 326
16 Springboard and Platform Diving 340
17 Determinants of Successful Ski-Jumping Performance 363
Part 4:Throwing and Hitting 377
18 Principles of Throwing 379
19 The Flight of Sports Projectiles 395
20 Javelin Throwing:an Approach to Performance Development 415
21 Shot Putting 449
22 Hammer Throwing:Problems and Prospects 472
23 Hitting and Kicking 501
Part 5:Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 519
24 Mechanisms of Musculoskeletal Injury 521
25 Musculoskeletal Loading During Landing 537
26 Sport-Related Spinal Injuries and Their Prevention 564
27 Impact Propagation and its Effects on the Human Body 591
28 Neuromechanics of the Initial Phase of Eccentric Contraction-Induced Muscle Injury 602
Part 6:Special Olympic Sports 621
29 Manual Wheelchair Propulsion 623
30 Sports after Amputation 651
Index 665