1st Edition
Functional Electromechanical Dynamometry Applications for Health and Sports Performance
Section 1: Fundamentals of Strength Training
1. Introduction to Muscle Strength and Force in Sports Science.
Ignacio J. Chirosa-Ríos
2. Expressions of Force
Ignacio J. Chirosa-Ríos
3. Validity and Reliability of Evaluation with FEMD
Ángela Rodríguez Perea and Ignacio Jesús Chirosa Rios
4. Methodology of Training with FEMD
Ignacio J. Chirosa-Ríos
Section 2: Assessing Strength in Sport Specific Tasks
5. Dynamometric Technology: Revolutionizing Evaluation and Training in Team Sports
Luis J. Chirosa-Ríos and Ignacio J. Chirosa-Ríos
6. Assessment of Strength in Sports Tasks
Dario Martínez-García and Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos
7. Training Proposal to Improve Strength in Sports Tasks
Ángela Rodríguez Perea, Ignacio Jesús Chirosa Ríos, and Álvaro Huerta Ojeda
Section 3: Strength Assessment for Health and Well-being
8. Relevant Variables in the Assessment of Strength in Health
Daniel Jiménez Lupión, Daniel Jerez Mayorga, and Pedro Delgado Floody
9. Evaluation of Muscle Quality
Daniel Jerez-Mayorga and Daniel Jimenez-Lupión
10. Training Programmes for Health and Quality of Life
Daniel Jerez-Mayorga and Daniel Jimenez-Lupión
11. Musculoskeletal Injuries and Muscle Quality
Ángela Rodríguez-Perea and Darío Martínez-García
Biography
Ángela Rodríguez-Perea is a Doctor in Biomedicine from the University of Granada, Spain and she holds a bachelor’s degree in physical activity and sports sciences, an MSc in physical activity and sports research, and an MSc in secondary education with a specialization in physical education. Her research specialty interests are strength assessment, low back pain, core strength training, sports performance, and handball. Currently, she is a professor of Physical Education and Sports at the University of León, Spain. She is a member of the Pleokinetic Research Network and the IDAFISAD CTS-642 research group at the University of Granada, Spain.
Ignacio J. Chirosa Rios is a tenured professor in physical education and sports at the University of Granada, Spain. His research focuses on the evaluation and development of muscular strength and functional electromechanical dynamometry. Ignacio has published over 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, 14 Ph.D. theses, and contributed to several research projects, about strength training applied to different populations from elite athletes to the elderly, including two as the principal investigator. He is actively involved in technology transfer, with multiple patents related to sports performance assessment tools, including a platform for FEMD. Ignacio also plays a significant role in academic leadership, coordinating doctoral programs and official master’s programs at the University of Granada. He has been instrumental in creating international dynamometry laboratories across various countries, enhancing global research collaboration.
