Week 1
24/09

Introduction to Muscle - Structure, activiation and basic mechanical properties

Additional notes on energy measures and health

Muscle structure - Whole muscles to molecular motors .

Activation/ Relaxation of Muscle

Week 2

01/10

Muscle Fibre types

Measurement of Human Muscle Function

Basic mechanical properties of muscle

Fibre types in human muscle

Week 3

08/10

Adaptation to Strength training 1 -

Introduction to Muscle Energetics

Respiration during exercise

Cardiovascular responses and adaptations to exercise

Muscle Energetics 2, Metabolic changes with changing intensity or duration

Week 4

15/10

Introduction to Tendons and Muscle Tendon Complex Interactions

Human Muscle Function - Strength, Power, Tendons

Week 5

22/10

Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue 1

Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue 2

Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue 3

Fatigue Lecture

Training Lecture

Week 6

29/10

Muscle Damage 1

Muscle Damage 2

Week 7

05/11

Exercise Physiology

Week 8

12/11

Control of the Crdiovascular System During Exercise.

Week 9

19/11

Muscular Adaptations to Strength and Endurance Training

Week10

26/11

Protein and Protein Turnover

Protein metabolism and nutritional supplementation - strength (JB)

Protein metabolism and nutritional supplementation - endurance (JB)

Week 11

03/12

Disease of Muscle

Week 12

10/12

Factors Influencing the Control of Mmotoneuron Output