- Docente: Samuele Maria Marcora
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-EDF/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Techniques of Sports Activities (cod. 6783)
Learning outcomes
This course aims to provide students with advanced knowledge of the physiological and psychobiological aspects of sport, structured around the following areas:
* Physiological and psychobiological models of the athlete and sport performance
* Acute and chronic responses to training
* Fatigue and unexplained underperformance syndrome (“overtraining”)
During the practical and technical activities, students will develop skills in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting physiological and psychobiological data relevant to the assessment of athletes and training.
Course contents
Interdisciplinary approach to human performance
Muscle fatigue
Physiological models of endurance performance
Central Governor Model
Psychobiological model of endurance performance
Theoretical model of the acute and chronic responses to training
Muscle hypertrophy and strength
Concurrent training
Mental fatigue and sport performance
Overtraining syndrome
Readings/Bibliography
Original articles and literature reviews uploaded on the "Virtuale" platform
Teaching methods
Lectures, group work and practicals
Assessment methods
Oral exam on the course contents
Teaching tools
"Virtuale" platform
Laboratories at the Centro Record, Via del Pilastro 8, Bologna
Office hours
See the website of Samuele Maria Marcora
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.