{"product_id":"advanced-neuromuscular-exercise-physiology-2nd-edition","title":"Advanced Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology-2nd Edition","description":"\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab-description\" id=\"display-description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab-tableofcontents\" id=\"display-tableofcontents\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab-author\" id=\"display-author\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab-ancillaries\" id=\"display-ancillaries\"\u003eAncillaries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab-excerpt\" id=\"display-excerpt\"\u003eExcerpts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-description\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdvanced Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology, Second Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e uses a mix of biochemistry, molecular biology, neurophysiology, and muscle physiology to provide a synthesis of knowledge and research in the field. The text is a leading resource devoted solely to the topic of nervous and neuromuscular systems, and it assists readers in identifying current directions in research and new avenues for exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvanced Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology, Second Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a foundation of knowledge while detailing the most recent findings in the rapidly changing field of neuromuscular exercise physiology. It simplifies complex concepts with illustrations and graphs—including 20 new figures—all showcased in a new larger format to help students visualize and better understand the material. A new chapter on clinical considerations has been added, focusing on conditions that involve a compromise in the neuromuscular mechanisms necessary for movement. Other chapters have been updated with new or expanded content, including the following topics: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blood flow restriction during exercise as a training method \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The influence of pain on motor unit recruitment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Surface EMG signals and the role that high-density surface EMG has played in motor unit recruitment research \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Updates on the role of the motoneuronal initial segment in the activation and adaptation of motoneurons \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An exploration of the “onion skin” pattern and neuromechanical matching for an explanation of motor unit recruitment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The role of exerkines and small extracellular vesicles in adaptation to exercise \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The text covers a variety of important issues in the field, beginning with a discussion of motor unit types, muscle blood flow, and metabolic pathways in control of metabolism. Possible peripheral and central contributors to fatigue are discussed, as well as the effects of aerobic endurance training and strength training on the protein profiles of muscle fibers and on the central nervous system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter objectives have been added to the text to provide a road map for the readers, and new review questions help students assess their understanding of the content. Chapter summaries recap the key issues presented for each topic. Analyses of research findings and research applications are highlighted in special sidebars. Throughout the text, practical examples help readers engage with the content.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Within the dynamic field of neuromuscular exercise physiology, ideas of how nerves and muscles collaborate during acute and chronic exercise are continually evolving. \u003ci\u003eAdvanced Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology, Second Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e offers an authoritative perspective of current research in the field as it seeks to encourage discussion, further study, and new research directions.\u003ch4\u003eAudience\u003c\/h4\u003eUpper-level undergraduate- and graduate-level students in exercise physiology courses; also a reference for researchers and professionals in exercise science and health-related fields.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c!--end tabDescription--\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-tableofcontents\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Muscle Fibers, Motor Units, and Motoneurons\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Heterogeneity\u003cbr\u003e Orderly Motor Unit Recruitment\u003cbr\u003e Smaller Motoneurons Are More Excitable\u003cbr\u003e Membrane Resistivity and Motoneuron Size\u003cbr\u003e Other Factors Determining Action Potential Generation\u003cbr\u003e Minimal Firing Rates and Afterhyperpolarization Durations\u003cbr\u003e Motoneuron Current–Frequency Relationship and Excitability\u003cbr\u003e Spike Frequency Adaptation\u003cbr\u003e Motoneuron Persistent Inward Currents (PICs)\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Motor Unit Recruitment During Different Types of Movements\u003cbr\u003e Measuring Human Motor Unit Recruitment\u003cbr\u003e Influence of Task\u003cbr\u003e Synergists\u003cbr\u003e Influence of Pain on Motor Unit Recruitment\u003cbr\u003e Slow-Ramp Isometric Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Maintained Isometric Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Isometric Contractions in Various Directions\u003cbr\u003e Isometric Contractions Versus Movements\u003cbr\u003e Ballistic Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Lengthening Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Cocontraction of Agonists and Antagonists\u003cbr\u003e Unilateral Versus Bilateral Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Maximal Voluntary Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Histochemistry to Investigate Rhythmic Complex Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Muscle Blood Flow and Metabolism\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Blood Flow\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Metabolism\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Peripheral Factors in Neuromuscular Fatigue\u003cbr\u003e Fatigue as Interference With the Contractile Machinery\u003cbr\u003e Failure of Impulse Propagation Along the Muscle Fiber Membrane\u003cbr\u003e Peripheral Fatigue Sites Other Than Muscle Membrane and Contractile Machinery\u003cbr\u003e Research From Animal Experiments\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Central Factors in Neuromuscular Fatigue\u003cbr\u003e Motoneuron Activity During Sustained Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Isometric Versus Anisometric Tasks\u003cbr\u003e Rotation of Motor Units?\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Muscular Mechanisms in Aerobic Endurance Training\u003cbr\u003e Chronic Muscle Stimulation\u003cbr\u003e Coordination of Muscle Protein Systems\u003cbr\u003e Pretranslational Control\u003cbr\u003e Translational Control\u003cbr\u003e Posttranslational Modifications\u003cbr\u003e Mitochondrial Responses\u003cbr\u003e Simultaneous Expression of Isoforms\u003cbr\u003e Adaptations Can Occur Ex Vivo\u003cbr\u003e Adaptations Appear in a Specific Sequence\u003cbr\u003e Thresholds of Activity for Adaptation\u003cbr\u003e Chronic Stimulation and Atrophy\u003cbr\u003e Metabolic Signals and the Adaptive Response\u003cbr\u003e Degenerative and Regenerative Processes\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Neural Mechanisms in Aerobic Endurance Training\u003cbr\u003e Adaptation of the Neuromuscular Junction\u003cbr\u003e Responses of Motoneurons\u003cbr\u003e Adaptations of Spinal Cord Circuits\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Muscle Molecular Mechanisms in Strength Training\u003cbr\u003e Acute Responses in Protein Synthesis and Degradation\u003cbr\u003e Connective Tissue Responses\u003cbr\u003e Role of Muscle Damage\u003cbr\u003e Role of Dietary Supplements\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Muscle Property Changes in Strength Training\u003cbr\u003e Increased Muscle Fiber Cross-Sectional Area\u003cbr\u003e Fiber Type Composition\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Fiber Number\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Composition\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Architecture\u003cbr\u003e Muscle Fiber Ultrastructure\u003cbr\u003e Tendons\u003cbr\u003e Evoked Isometric Contractile Properties\u003cbr\u003e Changes in Muscle Force, Velocity, and Power\u003cbr\u003e Fatigue Resistance\u003cbr\u003e Role of Eccentric Contractions\u003cbr\u003e Concurrent Resistance and Aerobic Training\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Neural Mechanisms in Strength Training\u003cbr\u003e Gains in Strength Versus Muscle Girth\u003cbr\u003e Strength Gains Show Task Specificity\u003cbr\u003e Surface EMG Response During MVC\u003cbr\u003e Imaginary Strength Training\u003cbr\u003e Reflex Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e Cross Education\u003cbr\u003e Decreased Activation of Antagonists\u003cbr\u003e Changes in Motor Unit Recruitment\u003cbr\u003e Changes in Motor Cortex\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Clinical Considerations Concerning Neuromuscular Exercise and Training\u003cbr\u003e Effects of Exercise on Neuromuscular Aging\u003cbr\u003e Effects of Exercise Training in Stroke Patients\u003cbr\u003e Physical Activity and Fibromyalgia\u003cbr\u003e Exercise and Dementia\u003cbr\u003e Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\u003cbr\u003e Summary\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c!--end tabTableOfContents--\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-author\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhillip F. Gardiner, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus of kinesiology and recreation management at the University of Manitoba, with a cross-appointment in the department of physiology and pathophysiology in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. He served as director of the Spinal Cord Research Centre at the University of Manitoba from 2015 to 2020 and prior to that was the director of the Health, Leisure, \u0026amp; Human Performance Research Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author of the Human Kinetics books \u003ci\u003eNeuromuscular Aspects of Physical Activity\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eSkeletal Muscle: Form and Function\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthor, 2006), Gardiner has also published over 150 research articles on neuromuscular system adaptability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gardiner served as the president of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and as coeditor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Applied Physiology\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007, he received the highest award bestowed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology: the CSEP Honour Award. He served as a Tier I Canada Research Chair in physical activity and health studies at the University of Manitoba from 2002 to 2016 and was chair of the Scientific Committee of Muscular Dystrophy Canada from 2015 to 2018. He has also served the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as chair of the board and as scientific director of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c!--end tabAuthor--\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-excerpt\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e \u003ca class=\"alsoAvailableAs\" href=\"\/blogs\/excerpt\/mechanisms-in-aerobic-endurance-training\"\u003eMechanisms in Aerobic Endurance Training\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"alsoAvailableAs\" href=\"\/blogs\/excerpt\/muscle-blood-flow-during-exercise\"\u003eMuscle blood flow during exercise\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"alsoAvailableAs\" href=\"\/blogs\/excerpt\/relationship-between-exercise-and-dementia\"\u003eRelationship between exercise and dementia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c!--end tabExcerpt--\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"tab-ancillaries\" class=\"tab-content\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll ancillaries are free to adopting instructors through \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ancillary-materials\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHK\u003ci\u003ePropel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTest package.\u003c\/b\u003e Contains a bank of 25 questions per chapter in true-false, fill-in-the-blank, essay and short-answer, and multiple-choice formats. 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