Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BES607175403SPORTS PHYSIOLOGYCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this lesson is to learn; neuro-muscular fatique, streching, plyometric training, exercise and respiratory system, MaxVO2, aerobic-anaerobic threshold.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan SÖZEN
Learning Outcomes
1Be able to learn strength work.
2To be able to define neuro-muscular fatigue.
3Ability to grasp flexibility and plyometric work.
4To be able to define the relationship between respiration, blood and endocrine system and exercise.
5To be able to learn the metabolic bases of endurance development.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Neuro-muscular fatique, streching, plyometric training, exercise and respiratory system, MaxVO2, aerobic-anaerobic threshold.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Force and power relation with motor unit; Muscle wobble, wave summing, motor unit summing concepts; Loads to be used in the studies for which the force development is aimed, set numbers, motion angle and speed of motion.
2Muscle (fibril) length and force relation, neuro-muscular fatigue and causes.
3Physiological bases, varieties and application aims and principles of elasticity studies.
4Plyometric studies for increasing muscle power, physiological basis, application purposes and principles.
5Examples of flexibility and plyometric work for the whole body.
6Functioning of the respiratory system, general features of the lung and respiratory tract, respiratory system and changes in a single exercise.
7Adaptation and results of regular training in respiratory system, recovery process after exercise and oxygen borrowing.
8Midterm.
9The general tasks of blood and the composition of the blood, the structure and function of the blood plasma and the shaped elements, the reasons why the blood and the composition change in a single exercise order.
10Changes and causes of blood and its composition as a result of regular exercises, anemia, sports anemia and causes.
11Endocrine system, hormones and their functions, hormones and their functions affecting exercise performance.
12The relationship between maximal oxygen utilization capacity (maxVO2) and durability performance, VO2 and maxVO2 concepts.
13Factors affecting MaxVO2, gender difference, measurement methods, evaluation of measurement results, calculation of training load with Karvonen pulse rate formula.
14Metabolic and physiological bases of endurance development, metabolic characteristics that should be a good endurance run, endurance and energy systems relationship.
15Aerobic threshold, anaerobic threshold, maxVO2, lactic acid tolerance and motion economics concepts, training characteristics and metabolic changes provided by training.
16Final exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
Günay M, Cicioğlu İ. Spor Fizyolojisi, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2001 Ergen E. Egzersiz Fizyolojisi, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, 2002 Sönmez G.T. Egzersiz ve Spor Fizyolojisi, Ata Ofset Matbaacılık, Bolu, 2002 Akgün N. Egzersiz ve Spor Fizyolojisi (1. ve 2. cilt), İzmir, 1994 Wilmore J.H, Costill D.L. Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Human Kinetics, USA, 1994 McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL. Exercise Physiology, Lea&Febiger, USA, 1991 Australian Sports Commission (Editor: CJ. Gore), Pysiological Tests for Elite Athletes, Human Kinetics, USA, 2000
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures15050
Practice15050
Experiment17676
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
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