The muscle action potentials (MAP) of the anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, biceps brachii, and the triceps muscle were studied by quantitative electromyography (emg) during a bench press exercise at three controlled speeds. Bipolar surface electrodes with standard placement were employed throughout the study. Eleven volunteer college women…

Regardless of the type of physical activity used, interval training is simply repeated periods of physical stress interspersed with recovery periods during which activity of a reduced intensity is performed. During the recovery periods, the individual usually keeps moving and does not completely recover before the next exercise interval (e.g.,…

The philosophy and content included in this document are intended to assist students, teachers, administrators, curriculum directors, school boards, and laymen in the organization and the conduct of a quality physical education program in the secondary school. The guidelines set forth here assume that secondary school students have had continuing…

This study determined the specificity of cardiovascular endurance training on a bicycle ergometer. Eighteen male subjects were tested on a heart rate response test of 150 beats per minute on a bicycle ergometer at the pace of 50 revolutions per minute (rpm) and at 160 beats per minute at 60 and 80 rpm, with the resistance equal to the force of…

This study investigated the effects of chronic and acute exercise upon selected blood measures and indices. Nine male cross-country runners were studied. Red blood count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were measured using standard laboratory techniques; mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin…

America's approach to physical education and exercise in the schools is reflected in the contributions of two 19th-century physical educators named Allen, one of fairly major importance and one of less importance. Perhaps the most significant contributions to the development of school physical education were made by Nathaniel Topliff Allen at the…

Writing poems about sports is a way to incorporate writing skills in a language experience approach to poetry. (JH)

The interpretation of the data from this study can support the concept of accomodation for isokinetic exercise. (RC)

During a rhythmic, all-out task, the rates of fatigue experienced by elbow flexor and knee extendor muscle groups tend to differ, with the elbow flexors fatiguing more rapidly initially, but reaching a plateau at a relatively higher level than the knee extensors. (Author)

A successful fitness program using popular music is described. (MM)

Describes the evolution of a "scrambled paragraph" exercise to show how to bridge the gap between laboratory exercise and students' criticism of their own writing. (DD)

This study compared acute and chronic effects of a strenuous work task, in a moderately high heat stress environment, upon selected hematological components. (MJB)

When forty-eight participants in the 1971 Purdue Adult Fitness Program were retested four years later, it was found that the regularly active group increased significantly in physical fitness over the four-year period and it was (at both test periods) significantly more confident that the nonactive group. (MJB)