Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology With Web Resource

by G. Gregory Haff, Charles Dumke

Overview

Designed for undergraduate students, Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology: Predictions, Equations, and Test Methods offers comprehensive coverage of the basic testing procedures used in the assessment of human performance, health, and wellness. This user-friendly resource will assist students in developing the knowledge and skills to perform a wide range of tests and to critically analyze and synthesize data.

Authors Gregory Haff and Charles Dumke have assembled a text that introduces readers to testing that can be applied in a variety of professional settings. The book’s 15 labs encompassing 49 activities lead students through a series of learning opportunities that explore the basics of testing and pretest screening as well as methods for evaluating flexibility, blood pressure, oxygen consumption and energy expenditure, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, lactate metabolism, muscular strength, pulmonary function, body composition, and electrocardiogram assessments.

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology has been expertly sequenced to offer students an optimal learning experience. Organized in a logical progression, the labs build in complexity as students progress through the book and develop their knowledge base. A consistent heading structure enables students to easily follow the material and grasp the focus of the activities. Each laboratory is a complete lesson beginning with objectives, definitions of key terms, and background information that set the stage for learning. For each of the laboratory activities, students will find step-by-step instructions, making it easier for those new to the lab setting to complete the activities. Figures and photos throughout the text illustrate the key techniques. Data sheets are provided for each of the tests, allowing students to record their individual findings. Question sets found after each activity prompt students to put their lab experiences into context, and case studies help them understand the practical applications of the tests.

The manual includes many features that further support learning. Special binding allows the book to lie flat on the lab table, and perforated pages enable students to remove their completed worksheets from the manual for grading without removing content needed for future reference. A resource finder at the front of the book helps readers locate the tests and formulas they need. A web resource packaged with new texts provides additional tools that assist students in working through the lab activities. Here they will find each of the question sets—a handy way to fill in and print answers after completing a laboratory activity. Group data sheets found only in the web resource allow students to move beyond collecting individual data. They can use these group sheets to compile data from the entire class, calculate values such as mean and range, and compare their findings to the normative data discussed in the lab.

Instructors will find that Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology offers great flexibility in choosing the activities that suit the needs of their course and their students. Each lab contains multiple activities that cover distinct methods for introducing the testing concepts. The activities can be adapted to specific lab settings, available equipment, and time allotted. Equipment lists at the beginning of each activity make it easier to choose the labs that will work best in the lab facility. To further assist instructors in preparing for courses, access to an image bank features all the photos, illustrations, and tables from the text that can be inserted into tests, quizzes, handouts, and other course materials.

Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology: Predictions, Equations, and Test Methods will help students build their professional knowledge and skills. This resource will give them the hands-on practice they need to learn in order to evaluate athletes, clinical clients, and other healthy individuals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736084130
Publisher:	Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date:	02/06/2012
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

G. Gregory Haff, PhD, CSCS*D, FNSCA, ASCC, is a senior lecturer of strength and conditioning at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. Haff has published more than 50 articles, centering his research on performance effects in the areas of strength training, cycling, and nutritional supplementation.

A frequent presenter at national conferences on the topic of periodization, Haff has presented his research on the periodization of strength training to sport scientists at the Beijing Sport University in China in 2009 and 2001, at the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association in Belfast 2008, and throughout the United States at National Strength and Conditioning Association conferences. Haff also received a Distinguished Teaching Award from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2008. In 2001, he was the recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Young Investigator of the Year Award.

Haff applies his research as a regional weightlifting coach, level 3 cycling coach, certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction, and accredited strength and conditioning coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association. He has also worked as a coach and consultant for national-level and international-level weightlifters and cyclists as well as numerous collegiate athletes.

A fellow of the NSCA, Haff has served on the association's board of directors since 2007. He is also a member of the European College of Sport Science. Haff served on the USA Weightlifting Sports Medicine Committee (1998-2004), USA Weightlifting Sport Science Committee (1997-2004), NSCA Research Committee (2000-2006), and United States Olympic Committee Performance Enhancement Team for Weightlifting (2003-2004).

A competitive weightlifter at the national level for 14 years, Haff continues to enjoy weightlifting in his free time as well as cycling and cooking. Haff resides in Joondalup, Western Australia, with his wife, Erin.

Charles Dumke, PhD, is a professor in the department of health and human performance at the University of Montana, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. He has taught courses in exercise physiology for over 10 years, first at Appalachian State University and then at the University of Montana. He earned his PhD in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he also served as a graduate teaching assistant. His areas of interest in exercise science are energy expenditure, fuel utilization, economy of movement, mechanisms of mitochondrial adaptation, and diabetes. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles on these topics.

Dumke is a certified ACSM health/fitness instructor. In 2007, he was made a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He also earned the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education from Appalachian State University.

In his free time, Dumke enjoys competing in triathlons, biking, and swimming. He resides in Missoula, Montana, with his wife, Shannon.

Table of Contents

Laboratory 1: Primary Data Collection

Test Variables

Measurement Terminology

Metric Conversions

Background and Environmental Information

Descriptive Statistics

Presenting Results

Laboratory Activity 1.1: Collecting Basic Data

Laboratory Activity 1.2: Utilizing Statistical Procedures

Laboratory Activity 1.3: Making Tables and Graphs

Laboratory 2: Pretest Screening

Informed Consent

Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

Health History Questionnaire

Signs and Symptoms of Disease and Medical Clearance

Coronary Risk Factor Analysis

Lifestyle Evaluation

Disease Risk Stratification

Laboratory Activity 2.1: Conducting Basic Screening Procedures

Laboratory Activity 2.2: Evaluating Pretest Results

Laboratory 3: Flexibility Testing

Direct and Indirect Range of Motion Assessment

Body Area Considerations

Laboratory Activity 3.1: Traditional, Wall, and V-Sit Sit-and-Reach Test Comparisons

Laboratory Activity 3.2: YMCA, Back Saver, and Goniometer Sit-and-Reach Test Comparisons

Laboratory Activity 3.3: Canadian Sit-and-Reach Test Comparisons

Laboratory Activity 3.4: Shoulder Flexibility Test Comparisons

Laboratory 4: Blood Pressure Measurements

Blood Pressure Responses to Exercise

Accurate Blood Pressure Checks

Laboratory Activity 4.1: Determining the Effects of Body Position on BP

Laboratory Activity 4.2: Measuring the Effects of Dynamic Exercise on BP

Laboratory Activity 4.3: Measuring the Effects of Isometric Muscle Contractions on BP

Laboratory 5: Resting Metabolic Rate Determinations

Aerobic Metabolism and the Respiratory Exchange Ratio

Total Energy Expenditure and the Resting Metabolic Rate

Laboratory Activity 5.1: Predicting Resting Metabolic Rate

Laboratory Activity 5.2: Measuring Resting Metabolic Rate

Laboratory 6: Oxygen Deficit and Debt Evaluations

The Transition from Rest to Exercise

Oxygen Uptake During Exercise and Recovery

Laboratory Activity 6.1: Calculation of Oxygen Deficit and Debt

Laboratory 7: Submaximal Exercise Testing

Measurement of Heart Rate

Rating of Perceived Exertion

Laboratory Activity 7.1: Conducting a Submaximal Bench Step Test

Laboratory Activity 7.2: Performing a Submaximal Treadmill Test

Laboratory Activity 7.3: Directing a Submaximal Cycle Ergometer Test

Laboratory 8: Aerobic Power Field Assessments

The Cooper 1.5 Mile Run/Walk Test

The Cooper 12 Minute Run/Walk Test

The Rockport Fitness Walking Test

Laboratory Activity 8.1: Conducting a 1.5-Mile Run/walk Test

Laboratory Activity 8.2: Conducting a 12 Minute Run/Walk Test

Laboratory Activity 8.3: Performing a Fitness Walking Test

Laboratory 9: Maximal Oxygen Consumption Measurements

Selecting a Test Protocol

Monitoring Progress with RPE Scales

Estimating Fuel Usage with RER

Ventilatory Threshold Signals

Laboratory Activity 9.1: Directing a Graded Treadmill VO2max Test

Laboratory Activity 9.2: Conducting a Graded Cycle Ergometer VO2max Test

Laboratory 10: Blood Lactate Threshold Assessment

Selecting a Test Method

The Role of the Ventilatory Threshold

Laboratory Activity 10.1: Taking a Blood Lactate Measurement at Rest

Laboratory Activity 10.2: Determining LT During an Incremental Cycle Test

Laboratory Activity 10.3: Measuring Blood Lactate After Exercise

Laboratory 11: Musculoskeletal Fitness Measurements

Assessments of Muscular Strength

Assessments of Muscular Endurance

Laboratory Activity 11.1: Measuring Maximal Upper Body Strength

Laboratory Activity 11.2: Measuring Maximal Lower Body Strength

Laboratory Activity 11.3: Measuring Maximal Hand Grip Strength

Laboratory Activity 11.4: Determining Upper Body Muscular Endurance

Laboratory Activity 11.5: Testing Abdominal Muscular Endurance

Laboratory Activity 11.6: Estimating Bench Press 1RM

Laboratory Activity 11.7: Estimating Leg Press 1RM

Laboratory 12: Anaerobic Fitness Measurements

Sprinting Performance Tests for Estimating Horizontal Power

Formulas for Estimating Vertical Power

Bosco Test for Estimating Power Endurance

Jumping Performance Tests for Determining the Eccentric Utilization Ratio

Wingate Anaerobic Test for Determining Anaerobic Cycling Power

Margaria-Kalamen Stair Climb Test for Determining Anaerobic Power

Laboratory Activity 12.1: Assessing Sprinting Performance

Laboratory Activity 12.2: Measuring Jumping Performance

Laboratory Activity 12.3: Evaluating Jumping Performance with a Switch Mat

Laboratory Activity 12.4: Determining Power Endurance

Laboratory Activity 12.5: Gauging Anaerobic Cycling Power

Laboratory Activity 12.6: Measuring Anaerobic Power

Laboratory 13: Pulmonary Function Testing

The Scope of Pulmonary Function Testing

PFT as a Tool for Diagnosing Pulmonary Diseases

Respiratory Limitations to Exercise

Laboratory Activity 13.1: Predicting Lung Volumes

Laboratory Activity 13.2: Testing Pulmonary Function

Laboratory Activity 13.3: Revealing Exercise-Induced Ventilatory Limitations

Laboratory Activity 13.4: Diagnosing Exercise-Induced Respiratory Conditions

Laboratory 14: Body Composition Assessments

Body Mass Index for Categorizing Body Composition

Circumference Measurements and Health Risk

Skinfold Thickness as a Tool for Estimating Body Fat

Body Composition Testing Models

Laboratory Activity 14.1: Collecting BMI and Circumference Data

Laboratory Activity 14.2: Techniques for Measuring Skinfold Thickness

Laboratory Activity 14.3: Estimating Relative Body Fat Using Hydrodensitometry

Laboratory 15: Electrocardiograph Measurements

Electrical Activity of the Heart

Placement of EKG Leads

Interpreting the EKG Recording

EKG as a Tool for Diagnosing Cardiac Abnormalities

Heart Rate Response to Exercise

Laboratory Activity 15.1: Measuring Resting EKG

Laboratory Activity 15.2: Effects of Body Position on the Axis of the Heart

Laboratory Activity 15.3: Measuring Submaximal Exercise Effects with the 12-Lead EKG

Appendix A: Units of Measure and Conversions

Appendix B: Prediction Equations

Appendix C: Haldane Transformation

Appendix D: Metabolic Cart Information

Appendix E: Calibration of Equipment

Appendix F: Certifications in the Field of Exercise Science

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This is an all-encompassing book on standard exercise testing procedures and methodology…The authors are respected scientists in the field of exercise physiology and the quality of work is reflected in the details.”

--Doody’s Book Review, 5-star review

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Erik H. Van Iterson, PhD, MS, MBio (Mayo Clinic)
Description: This book presents standard tests and assessments that exercise professionals may use and provides introductory level background information on the science of exercise physiology and its application to everyday use.
Purpose: It is designed as a detailed guide to the tests and assessments that exercise professionals should be familiar with. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to execute specific tests while detailing the applicability of the test for everyday use.
Audience: College undergraduates are the primary audience, but the book also may be appropriate for health professionals or those in an allied health field. Personal trainers, coaches, exercise specialists, exercise physiologists, or exercise enthusiasts may find this to be a pertinent learning resource for their continuing education.
Features: The book is filled with illustrations and step-by-step guides to exercise tests for athletes. It also is an excellent teaching tool for students interested in learning about exercise testing assessment methodology. It is easy to read and does not need to be read in any particular order, since each section is complete in itself and the book may be used as a quick reference guide.
Assessment: This is an all-encompassing book on standard exercise testing procedures and methodology. The guidelines are up to date with the latest research in exercise physiology. The authors are respected scientists in the field of exercise physiology and the quality of work is reflected in the details.

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