Biomechanics of sport and exercise / Peter M. McGinnis, State University of New York College at Cortland.

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGinnis, Peter Merton, 1954- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2020]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Human mechanics.
Biomechanics.
Sports > Physiological aspects.
Exercise > Physiological aspects.
Biomechanical Phenomena.
Exercise > physiology.
Sports > physiology.
Health and Fitness.
Health and Wellbeing.
Textbooks.
Genre:
Textbooks.
Physical Description:xiii, 401 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Format: Book
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