Compression garments in sports [electronic resource] : athletic performance and recovery / Florian Engel, Billy Sperlich, editors.
Engel, Florian, editor.; Sperlich, Billy, editor.
2016
TT649
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Title
Compression garments in sports [electronic resource] : athletic performance and recovery / Florian Engel, Billy Sperlich, editors.
ISBN
9783319394800 (electronic book)
3319394800 (electronic book)
9783319394794
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (v, 111 pages)
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TT649
Dewey Decimal Classification
646.4/7
Summary
This book presents recent research addressing the effects of different types of compression clothing on sport performance and recovery after exercise. It is also the first book that summarizes the effects of compression clothing on all main motor abilities in the context of various sports, offering a wealth of practical guidelines on how to optimize performance and recovery with the help of compression clothing. The book examines the effects of this clothing on physiological, psychological and biomechanical parameters including endurance, speed, strength, power, and motor control. It explains the basic principles involved in the reasonable application of compression garments in connection with different kinds of exercise, and describes the essential mechanisms of how compression garments work in a reader-friendly format that addresses the needs of researchers, athletes and coaches alike.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 20, 2016).
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Engel, Florian, editor.
Sperlich, Billy, editor.
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Factors influencing the pressures applied by compression clothing
Effects of compression garments on performance and recovery in endurance dominated exercise
Effects of compression garments on performance and recovery in strength and speed dominated exercise
Effects of compression garments in balance and precision tasks
Effects of compression garments as a recovery intervention.

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