Elite Youth Cycling

Herausgeber: Nimmerichter, Alfred

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Elite Youth Cycling showcases the latest cutting-edge research in youth cycling performance. Covering both endurance and sprint cycling events, the book explores the effect of cycling on the maturation of the body from childhood to adolescence, suggests long-term training and nutritional strategies for young athletes, and discusses issu

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Paediatric Sport and Exercise Science
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 159mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9780367586560
• ISBN-10: 0367586568
• Artikelnr.: 69530278

Autorenporträt

Alfred Nimmerichter is Head of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. He obtained his PhD from the University of Exeter, UK in 2011, having worked for more than 15 years at the University of Vienna, Austria and specialising in exercise physiology and sports science in high-performance athletes. As a former cyclist, he has worked with young athletes and world-class cyclists, successfully competing at World Championships and Olympic Games

Inhaltsangabe

1. Muscle and Bone Development
2. Cardiopulmonary Development
3. Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism
4. Performance Assessment in Laboratory and Field Conditions
5. Longitudinal Training Strategies
6. Concurrent Strength Training
7. Training with Power Meters
8. Overuse and injury prevention
9. Nutritional Needs and Ergogenic Aids
10. Psychological and Behavioral Determinants of Sport Participation and
Performance in the Young Athlete
11. Motivation in Youth Sports
12. Goal Setting and Motivation