Physiological tests for elite athletes

The quality assurance procedures and accreditation used in sport science laboratories in Australia are respected worldwide. Now you can put these protocols to use in your research or training program with this authoritative guide from the Australian Sports Commission. Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes is your best source for standardized test protocols for athletes in 17 internationally recognized sports.

Using the protocols in this breakthrough book, researchers in any country can standardize procedures and share data. And athletes and coaches can compare data from different labs for analyzing results and planning training regimens. While learning about controlled test procedures, students of exercise physiology can compare their test scores with those of top-level athletes.

The normative data for these tests have been collected from athletes competing at national and international levels. Thoroughly practical, the book provides principles and examples of test protocols, data analysis, and data interpretation.

Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes presents guidelines for pretest preparation of labs and athletes, with five reproducible forms. The book takes readers through discussions of general assessment procedures, including
-blood lactate testing,

-anthropometric testing,

-blood sampling and handling,

-flexibility assessment,

-VO2max assessment, and

-various methods of strength and power testing.
The book also provides sport-specific information in the assessment of athletic performance. All 17 sport-specific chapters include step-by-step protocols particularly suited to testing athletes engaged in that sport. Extensive tables offer normative data for various national and international sports, including
-basketball,

-tennis,

-cycling,

-triathlon,

-soccer,

-rugby, and

-cricket.
In addition, the book's treatment of the difficult area of strength assessment is the most extensive available to date.

In all, Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes provides a complete international review of athlete testing. It's the most comprehensive applied testing manual available for exercise scientists and students of exercise physiology.

• Foreword
• Contributors
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I Laboratory and Athlete Preparation
• Chapter 1 Quality Assurance in Exercise Physiology Laboratories Christopher Gore
• Assessing Quality Assurance
• Australian Certification Model
• Implementing Quality Assurance
• The Laboratory Manual
• Chapter 2 Pretest Preparation Peter Fricker and Kieran Fallon
• Pretest Preparation Checklist
• Medical Examination Form
• Health Questionnaire
• Consent Form
• Explanation of Physiological Assessment Procedures
• Part II General Assessment Procedures
• Chapter 3 Estimating Peak Power and Anaerobic Capacity of Athletes James Finn and Paul Gastin and Robert Withers and Simon Green and Sarah Woolford
• Preliminary Issues
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment
• Test Procedures
• Expected Test Scores
• Testing Peak Power and Anaerobic Capacity: Metabolic Processes
• Chapter 4 Blood Lactate Thresholds Pitre Bourdon
• Reasons for Blood Lactate Testing
• Blood Lactate Response to Exercise: Concepts and Controversies
• Practical Applications of the Blood Lactate Response to Exercise Data
• Summary
• Chapter 5 Anthropometric Assessment Protocols Kevin Norton and Michael Marfell-Jones and Nancy Whittingham and Deborah Kerr and Lindsay Carter and Kaylene Saddington and Christopher Gore
• Preliminary Matters
• Stature
• Body Mass
• Landmarks
• Skinfolds
• Girths
• Limb Breadths (Widths)
• Technical Error of Measurement
• Measurement Tolerance
• Chapter 6 Blood Sampling and Handling Techniques Graeme Maw and Simon Locke and David Cowley and Patricia Witt
• The Practitioner
• General Safe Practice
• Informed Consent
• Protocols
• Transportation of Blood Samples
• Management of Accidents and Injuries
• Chapter 7 Measuring Flexibility for Performance and Injury Prevention Donna Harvey and Craig Mansfield
• Definitions of Flexibility
• Active and Passive Flexibility Constraints
• Flexibility and Performance
• Flexibility and Injury Prevention
• Flexibility Measures: Musculotendinous Components
• Chapter 8 Determining Maximal Oxygen Consumption (V\od\O2max) or Maximal Aerobic Power Robert Withers and Christopher Gore and Greg Gass and Allan Hahn
• Theoretical Rationale
• Test Equipment: Ergometers
• Test Systems
• Volumetric and Gas Analysis Equipment
• General Procedures
• Calculations
• Chapter 9 Testing Protocols for Team Sport Players Lindsay Ellis and Paul Gastin and Steve Lawrence and Bernard Savage and Andrea Sheales and Andrea Stapff and Douglas Tumilty and Ann Quinn and Sarah Woolford and Warren Young
• Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment
• Protocols
• Part III Strength and Power Assessment
• Chapter 10 Introduction to Assessing Strength and Power Peter Abernethy and Greg Wilson
• Definitions, Types, and Purposes of Assessment
• A Process
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11 Limitations to Isometric Testing in Athletic Assessment Greg Wilson
• Relationship to Performance
• Comparison to Other Testing Modalities
• Underlying Mechanisms for Poor Isometric Validity
• Conclusions
• Chapter 12 Isokinetic Dynamometry Strength Assessment Tim Wrigley and Geoffrey Strauss
• The Purposes of Strength Assessment
• Strength-Testing Methods for the Elite Athlete
• Using Isokinetic Dynamometry
• Equipment
• Calibration and Reliability
• Pretest Procedures
• Test Protocols
• Data Collection
• Reporting Results
• An Example of Isokinetic Dynamometry Strength Assessment
• Important Issues for the Future
• Summary
• Chapter 13 Protocols for the Assessment of Isoinertial Strength Peter Logan and Danielle Fornasiero and Peter Abernethy and Katrina Lynch
• Maximal Isoinertial Strength Assessment
• Isoinertial Speed Strength Assessment
• Traditional Tests for Isoinertial Strength Qualities
• Recent Tests for Isoinertial Strength Qualities
• Reliability of Isoinertial Strength Measures
• Correlation with Athletic Performance
• Description of Protocols in General Use
• Part IV Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Players of Specific Sports
• Chapter 14 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Basketball Players Andrea Stapff
• Laboratory and Field Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Test Administration
• Intensive Training Centre Squads
• Data Collection Forms
• Chapter 15 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Cricket Players Pitre Bourdon and Bernard Savage and Richard Done
• Test Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 16 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes David T. Martin and Christer Skog and Ian Gillam and Lindsay Ellis and Kate Cameron
• Laboratory Testing of Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 17 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of High-Performance Track, Road, and Mountain Cyclists Neil Craig and Charlie Walsh and David Martin and Sarah Woolford and Pitre Bourdon and Tom Stanef and Peter Barnes and Bernard Savage
• Cycle Ergometers
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 18 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Golfers Aaron Russell and David Owies
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 19 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Male and Female Field Hockey Players Steve Lawrence and Ted Polglaze
• Pretest Protocols and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Data Collection Forms
• Chapter 20 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Netball Players Lindsay Ellis and Paul Smith
• Athlete Preparation and Test Conditions
• Equipment Checklist
• Order of Tests
• Protocols
• Chapter 21 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Rowers Allan Hahn and Pitre Bourdon and Rebecca Tanner
• Purposes of Testing Rowers
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 22 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Rugby Union Players David Jenkins and Peter Reaburn
• Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 23 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of High-Performance Runners Darren Smith and Richard Telford and Esa Petola and Douglas Tumilty
• Laboratory Environment and Athlete Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 24 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Sailors Michael Blackburn
• Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Order and Administration of Tests Across Classes
• Protocols
• Chapter 25 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Male and Female Soccer Players Douglas Tumilty
• Test Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 26 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Softball Players Lindsay Ellis and Paul Smith and David Aitken and Lachlan Penfold and Bob Crudgington
• Equipment Checklist
• General Administration of Tests
• Protocols
• Chapter 27 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Swimmers David Pyne and Graeme Maw and Wayne Goldsmith
• Physiological Factors in Swimming Performance
• Testing Environment and Subject Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Administration of Tests
• Protocols
• Chapter 28 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of High-Performance Tennis Players Andrea Buckeridge and Damian Farrow and Paul Gastin and Mark McGrath and Peter Morrow and Ann Quinn and Warren Young
• Developing a Testing Protocol for Tennis
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 29 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of High-Performance Triathletes Darren Smith and Rob Pickard
• Triathlon Training Zones
• Laboratory Environment and Athlete Preparation
• Equipment Checklist
• Protocols
• Chapter 30 Protocols for the Physiological Assessment of Elite Water Polo Players Douglas Tumilty and Peter Logan and Wayde Clews and Don Cameron
• Pool Tests
• Laboratory Tests
• Musculoskeletal/Physiotherapy Screening
• References
• Appendix