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Physiology of Exercise

Code 12437
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 5
Workload TP(30H)
Scientific area Sports Sciences
Entry requirements Not applied
Mode of delivery Face-to-face
Learning outcomes Knowledge: Know and explain the specificities of chronic and acute physiological adaptations to effort; Identify aerobic and anaerobic metabolic processes; Know the main ventilatory, cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, neuromuscular and neurohormonal adaptations in different sports; Know physiological evaluation procedures and load quantification, being able to substantiate the evaluation methodologies; Know the effects of training in high temperature and humidity conditions. Competences: Control and evaluate the general characteristics of the exercises, through the parameters: oxygen consumption, heart rate, blood pressure and subjective perception of effort scale; Identify fatigue screening methodologies; Know the pre-competition optimization techniques of neuromuscular function; Understand the key concepts related to supplementation and doping
Syllabus Cardiovascular training optimization (high intensity methodologies; sea level and altitude training); Optimization of neuromuscular adaptations (advanced training techniques, methodologies to increase post-activation potential); Fatigue study; Sleeping; Active recovery (compression, immersion, thermal applications, etc); Thermoregulation and electrolyte water balance in high temperature and humidity situations; Training load quantification and injury prevention; Tapering techniques ; Exercise physiology in young athlete and the female triad; Ergogenic substances, supplementation and doping.
Main Bibliography 1.Armstrong, N., Mechelen, W. (2000). Paediatric exercise science and medicine. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
2.Australian Sports commission (2000). Physiological tests for elite athletes. Human kinetics, Champaign.
3.Bangsbo, J. (1996) “Entrenamiento de la condición Física En El Fútbol”; Editorial Paidotribo
4.Bar-Or, O., Rowland, T. (2004). Pediatric Exercise Medicine: From Physiologic Principles to Health Care Application. Human kinetics, Champaign
5.Hausswirth, C.; Mujika, I. (2013) Recovery for Performance in Sport. INSEP 2th ed. ISBN-13: 978-0736074841
6.Hoffman, J. (2014). Physiological aspects of sport training and performance. Human kinetics, Champaign.
7.Ivy, J. (2007). Exercise Physiology: A Brief History and Recommendations Regarding Content Requirements for the Kinesiology Major, Quest, 59:1, 34-41.
8.Kreider, R., Fry, A., O’Toole, M. (1998). Overtraining in Sport. Kreider, R., Fry, A., O’Toole, M, Editors Human Kinetics, Champaign).
9.Lars, P. (2017). Sports injuries
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Frequency 50%
working group 50%
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-01-15

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