Exercise Physiology Educational Resources 2001
Index of Propositions for Debate, Brief Reviews and the Group Assignment.
Maintained by Geoffrey R. Strauss, Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
Introduction
In 2001, nine propositions for debate were suggested early in the course and the students asked to consider and present both affirmative or negative arguments for the propositions.
One of these nine students also chose an assignment which required them to write a brief review of a topic of their choice. The brief review was along the lines of the reviews contained in the journal Exercise and Sports Science Reviews, Volume 28, 2000.
The other eight students choose to combine their efforts in a group project. The group project focussed on aspects of the reliability and predictability of isometric and isokinetic strength of the knee flexors in the dominant limb of males and females. Issues of predictability were explored through the correlations that existed between angle specific and average torque measures of strength at three speeds of movement. Students evaluated both their individual strength curves and the group data.
Contents
The topics for critical evaluation and sports reviewed are listed and linked in the index below.
Propositions for Debate
- Creatine supplementation - is it effective? - Jenni Hall
- Neural mechanisms are the most important determinants of strength adaptations! - Amanda Broughton
- Predisposition to hamstring injury cannot be determined! - Jeremy Hunter
- More than one set is a waste of time for gaining muscle strength! - Helle Andersen
- There is a role for physiotherapy in ameliorating the DOMS response to EIMD! - Martin Berg
- Lactate testing and monitoring lactates during training is not worth the bother! - Simon Bowman
- The female triad - how much is too much endurance training? - Romola McGann
- To train or not to train during pregnancy - cardiorespiratory factors - Andrea Stanley
- Power is the most important factor in assessing a person's capacity for performance in sport! - Rahul Madan
Brief Reviews
- The hyperemic response to exercise - Amanda Broughton
Group Assignment
- The reliability and predictability of isometric and isokinetic strength of the knee flexors in the dominant limb of males and females - Jenni Hall, Jeremy Hunter, Helle Andersen, Martin Berg, Simon Bowman, Romola McGann, Andrea Stanley and Rahul Madan.
