Considered a standard in the field, this text integrates bioenergetics into every chapter and provides a comprehensive survey of current data and research in exercise physiology.

Main entry under title for 3rd ed.

The limits of human performance -- Bioenergetics -- The maintenance of ATP homeostasis in energetics and human movement -- Basics of metabolism -- Glycogenolysis and glycolysis in muscle : the cellular degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate -- Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate -- Lipid metabolism -- Metabolism of proteins and amino acids -- Neural-endocrine control of metabolism : blood glucose homeostasis during exercise -- Metabolic response to exercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess postexercise Ob2s, consumption (EPOC), Ob2s deficit, Ob2sdebt, and the "Anaerobic threshold" -- The why of pulmonary ventilation -- The how of ventilation -- Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level -- Th heart -- Circulation and its control -- Cardiovascular dynamics during exercise -- Skeletal muscle structure and contractile properties -- Neurons, motor unit recruitment, and integrative control of movement -- Principles of skeletal muscle adaptations -- Muscle strength, power, and flexibility -- Principles of endurance conditioning -- Exercise in the heat and cold -- Exercise, atmospheric pressure, air pollution, and travel -- Cardiovascular diseases and exercise -- Obesity, body composition, and exercise -- Exercise, disease, and disability -- Exercise testing and prescription -- Nutrition and athletic performance -- Ergogenic aids -- Gender differences in physical performance -- Growth and development -- Aging and exercise -- Fatigue during muscular exercise.