History Introduction

Question 1

What is ASM?

Answer 1

• Largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world
• Provides its members with leadership and professional growth opportunities
• Strives to bring new scientific research to advance health & fitness professionals

Question 2

T.K. Cureton

Answer 2

commonly referred as the “father of physical fitness” taught at the UIUC from 1941 to 1969

established the physical fitness research laboratory in 1944,

established the adult fitness program (Lifetime fitness program) Wanted to make America fit

Question 3

Dave Costill

Answer 3

Director of the Human Performance Laboratory.

Established in 1966, a variety of research topics include nutrition, muscle metabolism, elite athletes, and aging space flight.

For each research project, a scientific and a lay paper were written

Question 4

August Krogh

Answer 4

• His research linked exercise physiology with nutrition and metabolism
• Krogh Cycle Ergometer, improved current approach that permitted determination of concentration of these gases in expired air to a precision of 0.001%
• 1874-1949 worked in bohr’s lab in the late 1890’s, considered by most as the “father of exercise physiology”- seven little devils- papers that refuted bohr’s theory of oxygen transport from the lungs to the blood. Published in 1910 on the mechanisms of gas exchange, diet and oxygen deficit. Built and adapted instrumentation for physiological measurements

Question 5

A.V Hill

Answer 5

Exercise physiology pioneer: educated at Cambridge

Studied under Fletcher and Hopkins- isolated lactate.

Focuses on lactate removal after strenuous exercise. Studied athletes

Question 6

Howhu Christensen

Answer 6

Conducted several studies on nutrition and exercise performance in the 1930’s

Studied under the direction of August Krogh

investigated athletes and the nutritional impact on performance

Worked with Erling Asmussen and Marius Nielsen, collectively known as “The Three Musketeers”

Question 7

What social and economic aspects influenced the development of the HFL lab?

Answer 7

WWII and the Hoover Dam were being built.

The HFL began operations with $525,000 and 352 research papers were done in a 20-year period

Question 8

Who were the main personalities involved with the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory (HFL) laboratory and its development?

Answer 8

• L.J. Henderson (1878-1942)- original concept was to study industrial workers, secured space in morgan hall of the business school, began operations with 525,000
• D.B. Dill- Ph.D. with Carl Alsberg at Stanford, post fatigue lab: IU and bolder, NV. 53 s quarter mile, 40-40-40 club

Question 9

Be able to discuss the impact of the Harvard Fatigue Lab on the development of exercise physiology.

Answer 9

Highly influenced by WWII, research for the army, focused on fatigue.

The original concept was to study industrial workers

Numerous scientists worked at the HFL, in environmental research

This was the first laboratory for the comprehensive study of man.