STRENGTH AND POWER IN SPORT -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Forewords -- Preface -- Units of Measurement and Terminology -- Part 1: Definitions -- 1 Basic Considerations for Exercise -- Part 2: Biological Basis for Strength and Power -- 2 Neuronal Control of Functional Movement -- 3 Motor Unit and Motoneurone Excitability during Explosive Movement -- 4 Muscular Basis of Strength -- 5 Hormonal Mechanisms Related to the Expression of Muscular Strength and Power -- 6 Exercise-Related Adaptations in Connective Tissue -- 7 Contractile Performance of Skeletal Muscle Fibres -- 8 Skeletal Muscle and Motor Unit Architecture: Effect on Performance -- 9 Mechanical Muscle Models and Their Application to Force and Power Production -- 10 Stretch-Shortening Cyle -- 11 Stretch-Shortening Cycle Fatigue and its Influence on Force and Power Production -- Part 3: Mechanisms for Adaptation in Strength and Power Training -- 12 Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Adaptation in Skeletal Muscle -- 13 Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia -- 14 Acute and Chronic Muscle Metabolic Adaptations to Strength Training -- 15 Neural Adaptation to Strength Training -- 16 Mechanisms of Muscle and Motor Unit Adaptation to Explosive Power Training -- 17 Proprioceptive Training: Considerations for Strength and Power Production -- 18 Connective Tissue and Bone Response to Strength Training -- 19 Endocrine Responses and Adaptations to Strength and Power Training -- 20 Cardiovascular Responses to Strength Training -- Part 4: Special Problems in Strength and Power Training -- 21 Ageing and Neuromuscular Adaptation to Strength Training -- 22 Use of Electrical Stimulation in Strength and Power Training -- Part 5: Strength and Power Training for Sports -- 23 Biomechanics of Strength and Strength Training -- 24 Vibration Loads: Potential for Strength and Power Development.

25 Training for Weightlifting -- Index.