Sports Biomechanics: The Basics: Optimising Human Performance [Format Kindle] Author: Anthony J. Blazevich | Language: English | ISBN:
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For coaches, athletes and students of biomechanics, the new edition of
Sports Biomechanics: The basics answers real-world questions in sports using easily comprehensible language and clear and concise diagrams. Each chapter is devoted to answering questions in a single area of sports biomechanics with the scientific underpinnings of sports performance clearly explained. Biomechanics is simply the science of 'mechanics', a particular section of physics, as it relates to the human body. In the sport sciences, biomechanists do just about everything, including improving aerodynamics of vehicles, improving swim stroke technique to maximise swimming propulsion, and optimising running technique to increase running speed or efficiency.
Biomechanics is a core subject on all sports science courses, and undergraduates must complete this module in their first (and often second) year. Because of the use of maths and physics to explain biomechanical concepts, students often find it difficult to grasp the basic elements of biomechanics. Anthony Blazevich's book is designed to explain to students the key concepts of biomechanics, using clear examples, tying all theory to practical examples to help students relate the biomechanics principles to improving in their coaching and performing.
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Sports Biomechanics The basics Optimizing Human Performance Sports Biomechanics The Basics and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle Learn moreSports Biomechanics The basics Optimizing Human Performance Currently Viewing Sports Biomechanics The basics Optimizing Human Performance Pub Date 11 15 2010 Publisher A C Black Publishers Ltd Sports Biomechanics the Basics Optimizing Human Performance SPORTS BIOMECHANICS To my mum and dad Yvonne and Ron whose love support and guidance was so significant in my being able to pursue tasks such as writing this Sports Biomechanics The Basics Optimizing Human Performance Shop Low Prices on Sports Biomechanics The Basics Optimizing Human Performance Blazevich Anthony J Sports RecreationSports Biomechanics The Basics Optimising Human Full bibliographic data for Sports Biomechanics Title Sports Biomechanics Subtitle The Basics Optimising Human Performance Authors and contributors
This book would be best for a student in an introductory biomechanics class who has interest in its application to sport. An addition audience may be those interested in the topic, but want a text that is lighter on the math, or at least balances the tendency to recite derivations of formulae ad nauseum with concise interpretations of data. This is often what keeps people interested in the topic away. A particularly interesting part of the book is the author's explanation of how to use excel to model data, allowing the reader some "lab" time if they so desire. The book also covers the topics of aero- and hydrodynamics, something that many biomechanics texts either do not do or do poorly. I highly recommend this book to beginner and intermediate students of biomechanics, especially those interested in its application to sports rehabilitation or performance.
Par Chris Brown
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This is a review I made for a class and I thought was perfect to share it.
Have you ever wondered how to improve your performance in a sport you practice? Do you want to improve your performance in the gym? What do you need in order to succeed in rugby, football or basketball? Why are some athletes better in Olympics than others? The answers to these questions and more are contained in this book.
Dr Blazevich presents the reader with useful and updated material about the biomechanics of sports in an easy-to-read format; it combines the technical concepts with general and real-world sports topics. The book introduces you to the world of biomechanics and also provides the basic details any sports coach must know.
This book contains 18 chapters covering topics such as: Position, Velocity and Acceleration; Conservation of Angular Momentum; Fluid Dynamics; Friction; and The Kinetic Chain. Every chapter begins with a catchy question that beckons the curious reader to continue reading to obtain the answers. All the chapters summarize the theorical information with graphic and mathematical data. The reading is facilitated by its use of plain vs. scientific language.
The book contains two outstanding final sections: Useful Equations, which contains various equations you will use in the chapter, and Related Websites, which directs the reader to interactive material on the web so as to expand upon the concepts learned in the book. The only problem is when access this material, reader needs type it into the computer--if one character is wrong you will get a URL error in your web browser.
In conclusion, I recommend this book as an introductory text for students of biomechanics, engineering and mathematics. This kind of students and people working in this field, developing a PhD thesis for example (as myself) will enjoy reading this book. However, is important to have some mechanics and mathematics background, e.g. the engineering background.
Par Javier
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