Cooper Chris (Head Of Research Sports And Exercise Science University Of Essex)
Cooper Chris (Head Of Research Sports And Exercise Science University Of Essex) - Run Swim Throw Cheat The Science Behind Drugs In Sport - Paperback
Cooper Chris (Head Of Research Sports And Exercise Science University Of Essex) - Run Swim Throw Cheat The Science Behind Drugs In Sport - Paperback
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Description: Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance - enhancing drugs in sport is common. Here Chris Cooper a top biochemist at the University of Essex looks at the science behind drugs in sport. Using the performance of top athletes Cooper begins by outlining the limits of human performance. Showing the basic problems of human biochemistry physiology and anatomy he looks at what stops us running faster throwing longer or jumping higher. Using these evidence - based arguments he shows what the body can and cannot do. There is much curiosity about why certain substances are used how they are detected and whether they truly have an effect on the body. Cooper explains how these drugs work and the challenges of testing for them putting in to context whether the 'doping methods of choice are worth the risk or the effort. Exploring the moral political and ethical issues involved in controlling drug use Cooper addresses questions such as What is cheating?' What compounds are legal and why?' Why do the classification systems change all the time?' and Should all chemicals be legal and what effect would this have on sport?'. Looking forward he examines the recent work to study the physical limitations of rat and mice behaviour. He shows that remarkably simple genetic experiments producing 'supermice suggest that there may be ways of improving human performance too raising ethical and moral questions for the future of sport. The paperback includes a new introduction which considers the issues surrounding the 2012 Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
Title: Run Swim Throw Cheat The Science Behind Drugs In Sport
Author(s): Cooper Chris (Head Of Research Sports And Exercise Science University Of Essex)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199678785
Pages: 320 Pages, Approximately 30 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/15/2013
Category: Popular Science
Description: Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance - enhancing drugs in sport is common. Here Chris Cooper a top biochemist at the University of Essex looks at the science behind drugs in sport. Using the performance of top athletes Cooper begins by outlining the limits of human performance. Showing the basic problems of human biochemistry physiology and anatomy he looks at what stops us running faster throwing longer or jumping higher. Using these evidence - based arguments he shows what the body can and cannot do. There is much curiosity about why certain substances are used how they are detected and whether they truly have an effect on the body. Cooper explains how these drugs work and the challenges of testing for them putting in to context whether the 'doping methods of choice are worth the risk or the effort. Exploring the moral political and ethical issues involved in controlling drug use Cooper addresses questions such as What is cheating?' What compounds are legal and why?' Why do the classification systems change all the time?' and Should all chemicals be legal and what effect would this have on sport?'. Looking forward he examines the recent work to study the physical limitations of rat and mice behaviour. He shows that remarkably simple genetic experiments producing 'supermice suggest that there may be ways of improving human performance too raising ethical and moral questions for the future of sport. The paperback includes a new introduction which considers the issues surrounding the 2012 Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
Title: Run Swim Throw Cheat The Science Behind Drugs In Sport
Author(s): Cooper Chris (Head Of Research Sports And Exercise Science University Of Essex)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199678785
Pages: 320 Pages, Approximately 30 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/15/2013
Category: Popular Science
