1st Edition
Eccentric Exercise Physiology and application in sport and rehabilitation
1. Muscle Structure and Function 2. Modes of Muscle Contraction 3. Properties of Eccentric Contractions 4. Eccentric Exercise in Resistance Training 5. Moderate Load Eccentric Exercise 6. The Role of Eccentric Exercise Training in Alpine Skiers 7. Eccentric Exercise in Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention 8. Eccentric Exercise in Medical Conditions with Muscle Wastage.
Biography
Hans Hoppeler was born in Switzerland in 1948, is married, has four adult children and lives in Bern. He studied Medicine at the University of Bern and worked as an MD at the Hospital of Burgdorf for three years before taking up an academic career. His main research interests are the plasticity of skeletal muscle tissue from the molecular to motion, as well as the design of the respiratory system. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications, which have been cited over 10,000 times. He is a member of the Leopoldina and the Swiss Academies of Medical Sciences.
