An Athletics Compendium

Physiology, Psychology <& Fitness 20 Report of medical researcphroject into effects of altitude in Mexico City in 1965. London: Bridsh Olympic Association, 1966. 31p BL: Cup .l255 .a.41 The first attempt to investigate the impact of altitude training, prtior the MexicCoity Olympics of 1965. 21 Be fit! or be damned! / Percy Wells Cerutty. London: Pelham, 1967. 174p; illus BL:X.449/2385 Cerutty pursues his 'Stotan' philosophy which harks back to the approach of other notable fitness eccentrics suachs the American, Bernard McFadden. 22 Run for your lifej:ogging with Arthur Lydiar/d Garth Gilmour. London: Minerva, 1967. 126p The fitness-running boom did not beginuntil almost a decade later; Lydiard was wellahead of his time in this early book on running as ameans ofdeveloping (non- athletic) fitness. 23 Conditioning for distance running / Jack Daniels, Robert Fitts, George Sheehan. Chichester: Wiley, 1978. x, 106p; illus; index (American College of Sports Medicine series) ISBN: 0-471-19483-2 BL:X.629/11863 24 Dr Sheehan on running / George A. Sheehan. London: Bantam, 1978. xii, 207p; illus; pbk Originally published: Mountain View,Ca.: World Publications1, 975 ISBN: 0-553-12261-4 BL:X.319/18528 25 Training theory / Frank W. Dick. London: British Amateur Athletics Board, 1978. 84p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-85134-058-X The definitive workof its period. ^ Subsequented.J35 26 Diet in sport / WPilafish. Wakefield: EP1,979. 96p; illus; index; pbk ISBN: 0-7158-0658-0 BL:X.319/19323 ^ Subsequented.J37 27 Focus on running: an introduction to humoavnement / edited by Frank S. Pyakned Geoffrey G. Watson. London; Pelham, 1979. xii, 178p; illusi;ndex Originally published: Sydney: Harper and Row, 1978 ISBN: 0-7207-1132-0 BL:X.629/12294 J 2 0 - 3 4 28 Playing on their nerves: the sport experiment / Angela Patmore. London: Stanley Paul, 1979. 272p; illus; index ISBN: 0-09-139510-0 BL: X.629/12755 Intended as aninvestigation into elite male sports performers, this work examines such topics as the symbolic nature of sport, sports physiology and psychology, and, most extensively, drug use. Many examples from track and field are cited. 29 The science of track and fiealdthletics / Howard and Rosemary Payne; foreword by Arthur Gold. London: Pelham, 1981. 384p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7207-1288-2 BL: X.629/15509 30 Physical structure of Olympic athletes. Part 1: The Montreal Olympic Games anthropological project / volume editor JE.. L. Carter. London: Karger, 1982. x, 181p; illus; index (Medicine and sport; v.16) ISBN: 3-8055-3502-3 BL: DSC-5534.007(16) 31 The runner: energy and endurance / Eric Newsholme & Tony Leech; preface by SRiroger Bannister. Oxford: Fitness Books, 1983. vii, 152p; illus; index ISBN: 0-913115-00-2 BL: YK.1987.a.l018 32 The natural athlete: the athlete's guide to nutrition and fitness plus! / Alan Lewis. London; Century Hutchinson, 1984. 130p ISBN; 0-7126-1236-X 33 Physical structure of Olympic athletes. Part 2: Kinanthropometry of Olympic athle/tesvolume editor J. E. L. Carter. London: Karger, 1984. 245p; illus; index (Medicine and sport; v.18) ISBN: 3-8055-3871-5 BL: DSC-5534.0073(18) 34 Physique of female Olympic finalistsst:andards on age, height and weight o8f24 finalists from 47 events/ Triloke Khosla, Valerie C. McBroom. Cardiff: Welsh National School oMf edicine, 1984. 67p; illus; pbk Foreword by Mary Peters ISBN: 0-950232-02-5 BL: X.629/25193 Using age, height andweight dataof finalists itnhe 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, the authors have computed three derived variables: bulk index, adjusted weight, and body surface area. TaAblepresents the computations ebvyent, withthe meanand standard deviation for each. Table E3 lists the physical characteristics in ascending order of height and weight (withinheight). [ 1 4 9 ]