Complex sports biodynamics : with practical applications in tennis

What are motor abilities of Olympic champions? What are essential psyc- logical characteristics of Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis and Roger Federer? How to discover and maximally develop motor intelligence? How to develop - domitable will power of Olympic champions? What are the secrets of sel- tion for the future Olympic champions? Does for every sport exist a unique model of an Olympic champion? This book gives a modern scienti?c answers to the above questions. Its purpose is to give you the answer to everything you ever wanted to ask about sport champions, but didn't know who or how to ask. In particular, the purpose of this book is to give you the answer to eve- thing you ever wanted to ask about advanced tennis, but didn't know who or how to ask. Its aim is to dispel classical myths of a "biomechanically sound" serve, forehand, and backhand, as well as provide methods for developing superior tennis weapons,a lightning-fast game,and unrivaled mental speed and strength - essential qualities of a future tennis champion.

1 Introduction	p. 1
2 CSB-Physics and Metaphysics	p. 5
2.1 Qualitative CSB and Standard Physical Theory	p. 7
2.1.1 Poincaré's Qualitative Dynamics	p. 7
2.1.2 Poincaré's Point of View: Phase-Portrait	p. 7
2.1.3 Standard Description of a Physical Theory	p. 9
3 CSB-Structure and Function	p. 11
3.1 Basic Input-Output CSB-System	p. 11
3.2 Example of a 'Pure CSB-System': Human Skeletal Muscle	p. 13
3.3 Example of an 'Applied CSB-System': Sprint Velocity Curve	p. 20
4 CSB-Biomechanics: Structure and Function of Human Motion	p. 23
4.1 History	p. 23
4.2 Group Dynamics	p. 25
4.3 Hamiltonian Biomechanics	p. 27
4.4 Muscular Mechanics	p. 30
4.4.1 Elements of Muscular Histology	p. 30
4.4.2 Huxley's Sliding-Filaments Dynamics	p. 32
4.4.3 Hill's Force-Velocity (Thermo) Dynamics	p. 33
4.4.4 Basic Musculo-Skeletal Dynamics	p. 34
4.5 Stretch Reflex and Motor Servo	p. 36
4.6 Cerebellar Movement Control	p. 39
4.7 Closing the (Bio) Mechanical Circle	p. 45
4.8 Biomechanical Chain	p. 47
4.9 Estimation of Musculo-Skeletal Parameters	p. 49
4.9.1 Measurement of Muscular Input Torqes	p. 49
4.9.2 Measurement of Skeleton and Joint Parameters	p. 50
4.9.3 Testing of Model Outputs	p. 50
4.9.4 Further Analysis of Model Outputs	p. 51
4.10 Stochastic Forces	p. 51
5 CSB-System	p. 55
5.1 Linear CSB	p. 55
5.2 Functional CSB	p. 58
5.3 Nonlinear CSB	p. 60
5.4 CSB-Cognition	p. 62
6 CSB-Synergetics: Escape from Chaos	p. 69
6.1 Biomechanical Chaos	p. 69
6.2 Basic Principles of Synergetics	p. 70
6.3 Phase Transitions	p. 72
6.4 Order Parameters	p. 74
6.5 Macroscopic Biomechanics	p. 75
6.6 Control of the Biomechanical Chaos	p. 76
7 CSB-Subsystems: Energy and Information Flows	p. 79
7.1 CSB-Energy Flows	p. 79
7.1.1 The Immediate Energy Source	p. 79
7.1.2 The Principle of Coupled Reactions	p. 79
7.1.3 ATP - PC: The Phosphagen System	p. 80
7.1.4 The Lactic Acid System	p. 80
7.1.5 The Oxygen, or Aerobic, System	p. 81
7.1.6 The Energy Continuum Concept	p. 82
7.2 CSB-Information Flows	p. 83
7.2.1 CSB-Motor Learning	p. 83
7.2.2 CSB-Adaptive Filtration	p. 84
8 Neuro-CSB: Artificial Neural Networks	p. 87
8.1 Introduction	p. 87
8.2 History	p. 88
8.3 Backpropagation of Error	p. 91
8.3.1 Encoding	p. 91
8.3.2 Recall - Test	p. 92
8.4 Hopfield Neural Network	p. 93
8.5 CSB-Neurodynamics: The Cerebellum	p. 97
9 CSB-Intelligence	p. 105
9.1 Human Mind	p. 105
9.2 Human Intelligence	p. 143
9.2.1 Psychometric Definition of Intelligence	p. 145
9.2.2 Correlation and Factor Analysis	p. 149
9.2.3 Cognitive Versus Not-Cognitive Intelligence	p. 173
9.2.4 Intelligence and Cognitive Development	p. 175
9.2.5 Psychophysics	p. 179
9.2.6 Human Problem Solving	p. 185
9.2.7 Human Mind	p. 192
9.2.8 The Mind-Body Problem	p. 197
9.2.9 Analytical Psychology	p. 209
10 Smart CSB-Agents for Games Modelling	p. 215
10.1 CSB-Agents	p. 215
10.2 Types of CSB-Agents	p. 217
10.2.1 Deliberate Agents	p. 217
10.2.2 Reactive Agents	p. 219
10.2.3 Hybrid Agents	p. 220
10.3 CSB-Agents' Environments	p. 221
10.4 CSB-Agents' Reasoning and Learning	p. 224
10.4.1 Reasoning and Behavior	p. 224
10.4.2 Rational Reasoning	p. 225
11 Psycho-CSB: Mental Concentration in Sport	p. 229
11.1 Introduction	p. 229
11.2 Concentration in Sport: Experiences of Top Athletes	p. 231
11.3 Concentration Exercises for Training and Competition	p. 232
11.4 Inspiration and Enthusiasm, Discipline and Progress	p. 232
12 Tennis Champion of the Future	p. 235
12.1 Introduction	p. 235
12.2 Contemporary Tennis Science	p. 237
12.2.1 Tennis Muscles	p. 237
12.2.2 Tennis Anatomy	p. 242
12.2.3 Tennis Energetics	p. 243
12.2.4 Tennis Biomechanics	p. 249
12.2.5 Motor Control in Tennis	p. 255
12.2.6 Tennis Psychology	p. 258
12.3 Tennis Science of the Future	p. 266
12.3.1 High Performance in Tennis	p. 266
12.3.2 Athleticism in Tennis	p. 267
12.3.3 Muscular Slingshots	p. 272
12.3.4 The Biomechanics of Whip-Like Movements	p. 281
12.3.5 Superior Tennis Weapons	p. 282
12.3.6 Mental Training in Tennis	p. 285
12.3.7 Tennis Chess	p. 289
12.3.8 The Tennis Champion of the Future	p. 291
12.4 A Fuzzy-Logic Tennis Simulator	p. 293
References	p. 299
Index	p. 319

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