Ratel - Human Muscle Fatigue

HUMAN MUSCLE FATIGUE

When human muscle fatigues, athletic performance becomes impaired. For those individuals suffering muscle or metabolic diseases, the effects of muscle fatigue can make everyday tasks difficult. Understanding the scientific processes responsible for skeletal muscle fatigue is therefore central to the study of the physiology of sport, exercise and disease.

Written by a team of leading international exercise scientists, this book explores the mechanisms of muscle fatigue and presents a comprehensive survey of current research on this important topic. Examining the wide variety of protocols, assessment methods and exercise models used to study muscle fatigue, the book explores the differential effects of fatigue as influenced by:

age

gender

fitness and training

the use of ergogenic aids

medical conditions including neuromuscular diseases, muscular dystrophies and myopathies.

Human Muscle Fatigue covers both clinical and applied approaches in sport and exercise physiology and devotes an entire section to the conceptual framework underpinning research in this area, helping readers from a wide range of backgrounds to engage with the topic. Accessible and detailed, this book is a key text for students and practitioners working in exercise and sports science, medicine, physical therapy and health.

Craig A.Williams is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Childrens Health and Exercise Research Centre, School of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter, UK. Craigs research interests are within the area of childrens fatigue and high-intensity exercise. Sbastien Ratel is Senior Lecturer and member of the Laboratory of Exercise Biology at the Universit Blaise Pascal, France. His current research interests include the use of 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the muscle metabolic responses of children during exercise, and muscle fatigue and recovery from high-intensity exercise in children.

HUMAN MUSCLE FATIGUE

Edited by Craig A.Williams and Sbastien Ratel

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First published 2009
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2009 Selection and editorial matter, Craig A.Williams and Sbastien Ratel; individual
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Human muscle fatigue/edited by Craig A.Williams and Sbastien Ratel.
p. cm.
1. Muscles-Physiology. 2. Fatigue. 3. Sports-Physiological aspects. 4. Exercise-Physiological
aspects. I. Williams, Craig A., 1965- II. Ratel, Sbastien.
QP321.H8562009
612.74dc22 2008055417

ISBN 0-203-88548-1 Master e-book ISBN

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This book is dedicated to the late memory of two extraordinary family members. Firstly, my grandmother Chrissie Williams who taught me from an early age the value of education and who was an exceptional teacher. And secondly to my father-in-law Ted Wragg, an outstanding academic and role model.

Craig A.Williams

To my wife, Anne, for all her love and support through the years. To my wonderful daughter, Camille, the light of my life, you are the bestkeep smiling.

Sbastien Ratel