Sport and exercise physiology testing guidelines : the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences guide. Volume 1. sport testing / edited by Edward M. Winter, Andrew M. Jones, Richard Davison, Paul D. Bromley and Thomas H. Mercer

Includes bibliographical references and index

Health and safety -- Psychological issues in exercise testing -- Blood sampling -- Ethics and physiological testing -- Method agreement and measurement error in the physiology of exercise -- Scaling: adjusting physiological and performance measures for differences in body size -- Circadian rhythms -- Lung and respiratory muscle function -- Surface anthropometry -- Measuring flexibility -- Pulmonary gas exchange -- Lactate testing -- Ratings of perceived exertion -- Strenght testing -- Upper-body exercise -- Middle- and long-distance running -- Amateur boxing -- Cycling -- Modern pentathlon -- Rowing -- Sailing -- Swimming -- Triathlon -- Tennis -- Table tennis -- Squash -- Badminton -- Artistic gymnastics -- Cricket -- Basketball -- Soccer -- Netball -- Rugby league -- Rugby union -- Judo -- Winter sports -- Figure skating -- Children and fitness testing -- Testing older people -- Testing the female athlete -- The disabled athlete

Sport and exercise physiologists are called upon to carry out physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability. Covering sport-specific testing, this book serves as a guide to the protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing.