Second ed. gives Brooks as main entry.

Includes bibiliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction: the limits of human performance -- Binoenergetics -- Energetics and human movement -- Basics of metabolism -- Glycogenolysis and glycolysis in muscle: the cellulat degradation of sugar and carbohydrate to pyruvate and lactate -- Cellular oxidation of pyruvate and lactate -- Lipid metabolism -- Metabolism -- Metabolism of proteins and amino acids -- Neural-endocrine control of metabolism: blood glucose homeostasis during exercise -- Metabolic response to excercise: lactate metabolism during exercise and recovery, excess post-exercise O2 consumption (EPOC), O2 deficit, O2 debt and the ''anaerobic threshold'' -- The why pulmonary ventilation -- The How of ventilation -- Ventilation as a limiting factor in aerobic performance at sea level -- The 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 -- Conditiong for endurance athletic events -- 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 -- Appendixes.