Laboratory Activities for Exercise Physiology
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 188
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Laboratory Activities for Exercise Physiology is a laboratory manual that is for students interested in applied activities related to the physiology of exercise. Each laboratory activity is intended to provide the application of a concept that is covered during an Exercise Physiology lecture course. Each laboratory begins with basic background about the physiology associated with the activity followed by detailed, step-by-step guidance for the students to complete the laboratory activity and data collection. The detail is provided at a depth that should allow for students to complete the laboratories with minimal guidance from an instructor. The ancillary materials that are available with this manual include questions and/or practice problems related to each the laboratory activity. The focus of most the ancillary questions is to relate to the physiological mechanisms associated with the laboratory activities.
This manual is designed to be completed during one semester for students at the upper division undergraduate or graduate levels. It can be used in conjunction with any exercise physiology textbook used in a lecture course. The laboratory activities are also intended to serve as stand alone activities that can be completed in any order to coincide with the content that is taught during a lecture course.
Introduction
Laboratory 1 Introduction to Data Collection in an Exercise Physiology Laboratory
Laboratory 2 Assessing Anaerobic Power: The Phosphagen System
Laboratory 3 Assessing Anaerobic Power: Glycolysis
Laboratory 4 Field Tests for Assessing Aerobic Power
Laboratory 5 Measuring V˙ O2 and V˙ CO2 Using Open-Circuit Spirometry.
Laboratory 6 Oxygen Kinetics at Rest and During Exercise
Laboratory 7 Skeletal Muscle: Muscular Strength
Laboratory 8 Skeletal Muscle: Isometric Force Production and Muscle Fatigue
Laboratory 9 Skeletal Muscle: Force-Velocity and Power-Velocity Relationships
Laboratory 10 Cardiovascular System: Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Responses during Exercise
Laboratory 11 Maximal Aerobic Power (V˙ O2max)
Laboratory 12 The Pulmonary Response to Exercise
Laboratory 13 Lactate Threshold
Laboratory 14 Assessment of Body Composition
Laboratory 15 The Body Temperature Response to Exercise
Appendix A Creating Graphs of your Data
Appendix B Prefixes, Symbols, Unit Abbreviations
Appendix C Helpful Conversion Factors
Appendix D ATPS Volumes to STPD Volumes Correction Factors
Appendix E ATPS Volumes to BTPS Volumes Correction Factors
Appendix F Assembly of a Hans Rudolph Nonrebreathing Valve
Appendix G Gas Analysis during Douglas Bag Measurements
Appendix H Additional Douglas Bag Calculation Sheets
Appendix I Additional Maximal Aerobic Power Data Sheets
Appendix J Water Density at Various Water Temperatures
References
Scott A. Conger, PhD, FACSM is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University. He received a Master’s degree and a PhD in Exercise Physiology both from the University of Tennessee. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) and a certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP).
Dr. Conger teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate Exercise Physiology, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, and Sports Nutrition. During his 11 years as a faculty member at Boise State, more than 1,500 students have taken his undergraduate Exercise Physiology course. In addition to Laboratory Activities for Exercise Physiology, Dr. Conger is an active researcher with numerous publications in many of the top journals in exercise physiology and sports medicine. His primary area of research is in the assessment of physical activity.