Development and Performance Evaluation

Recommended Prerequisites

The student must know: the structure and functioning of the muscle in exercise, its metabolism, energy sources, hormonal and neural regulation of the muscle in exercise, functioning of the cardiorespiratory system in exercise, the applicability of the theoretical knowledge of physiology to sports training and must know the principles and protocols for standard assessment of energy pathways.

Teaching Methods

The teaching method is presential in the three types (theoretical, theoretical-practical and laboratory practice). In theoretical classes the content is exposed on the form of theoretical presentation using the new audiovisual technologies. In theoretical-practical classes students are in the laboratory and explanations are given in the presence of equipment, in laboratory practice classes, students are in the laboratory or on the field and have laboratory practice tasks to accomplish. 

Learning Outcomes

Understand the specific adaptation processes for each energy pathway. The student must know and know how to make the main assessment protocols (ground and laboratory) specific to each modality. understand the influence of climatic variables on performance, know how the thermoregulation processes work, know the impact of adverse weather conditions on sports performance and on the athlete's own health (cold, heat, relative humidity, and atmospheric pressure.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Adaptation and energy metabolism

1.1 Adaptations to aerobic and anaerobic training

2. Performance analysis and control

2.1 Pre-test preparation (laboratory and athlete)

2.2 General assessment procedures

2.3 Procedures and steps for the elaboration of evaluation protocols

2.4 The Use of Biochemical Markers in Performance Evaluation

2.5 Estimation of power and maximum anaerobic capacity of athletes

2.6 Anaerobic threshold and blood lactate transition zones

2.7 Direct assessment of anaerobic metabolism

2.8 Determination of maximum oxygen consumption (Vo2 Max)

2.9 Laboratory evaluations / field evaluations

3. Environmental influences on Performance

3.1 Exercise in hot and cold environments

3.2 Regulation of body temperature

3.3 Physiological responses to exercise in the heat

3.4 Acclimatization for exercise in the heat

3.6 Physiological responses to exercise in the cold

3.7 Exercise at Altitude

3.8 Physiological responses to exposure to altitude.

Head Lecturer(s)

Amândio Manuel Cupido Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 25.0%
Research work: 25.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

Beattie K, Carson BP, Lyons M, Kenny (2016) The Effect of Maximal- and Explosive-Strength Training on Performance Indicators in Cyclists. International journal of sports physiology and performance 12(4):1-25

Beattie K, Kenny IC, Lyons M, Carson BP.Sports Med. (2014) The effect of strength training on performance in endurance athletes. Jun;44(6):845-65.

Kenney,W. Larry, Wilmore, Jack, Costill, David. (2015) Physiology of Sport and Exercise (6th Edition). Human Kinetics.

Muñoz-Martínez FA, Rubio-Arias JÁ, Ramos-Campo DJ, Alcaraz PE.Sports Med. (2017) Effectiveness of Resistance Circuit-Based Training for Maximum Oxygen Uptake and Upper-Body One-Repetition Maximum Improvements: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dec;47(12):2553-2568

William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch (2015) Exercise  Physiology, Nutrition,Energy, and Human Performance, Eight Edition, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.