Biochemistry of Sport and Physical Activity   (427B2)

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

401B2 + 411B2

ECTS:

5

Study level:

Study program:

Teacher:

Milan R. Nikolić, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: three hours of lectures (3+0+0)

Goals:

Introduction of students to the fundamental principles and concepts of biochemical bases of the influence of physical activity on specific metabolic pathways in the cell skeletal muscle/body, its positive and/or negative impact on maintaining homeostasis, as well as the possibilities of modulating these influences through diet, supplements and doping agents.

Outcome:

After successfully mastering the course program, the student will be able to understand the basics of the impact of different types of physical activity on the human body, the possibility of their modulation through nutrition, dietary supplements in doping agents, as well as to choose the desired type and scope of physical/sports activity.

Teaching methods:

Lectures and seminar papers.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

1. Don MacLaren & James Morton: Biochemistry for sport and exercise metabolism, 1st Edition, 2012; Wiley-Blackwell Publishing; ISBN 978-0-470-09185-2. /Chapters 1,2, 7-10/
2. Victor Katch, William McArdle & Frank Katch: Essentials of exercise physiology, 4th Edition, 2010, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishing, ISBN 978-1-60831-267-2. /Sections 2,3 i 5/
3. Dan Benerdot: Napredna sportska ishrana, 2010, DataStatus; ISBN: 978-86-7478-116-6.
4. Vraneš, Milan: Analitika sportskih suplemenata: praktikum sa elementima teorije. 2022; Novi Sad: Prirodno-matematički fakultet. ISBN: 978-86-7031-606-5.

Supplementary coursebooks:

• Power-point presentations from lectures; selected review papers.
• Marina Đorđević Nikić: Doping u sportu, Fakultet sporta i fizičkog vaspitanja, Univerzitet u Beogradu, 2004; ISBN 86-903805-1-5.
• Nancy Clark: Sportska prehrana - Priručnik za sportaše, trenere i rekreativce, Gopal, Zagreb, 2008; ISBN: 9789536730049.
• Slavimir Veljković i Mirjana Radenković: Fiziologija srca i mišića, Medicinski fakultet Niš, 2010; ISBN: 9788677462062.

Additional material:

http://www.chem.bg.ac.rs/~mnikolic/

Lectures:

10 points (3 hours a week)

Syllabus:

- Basics of energy metabolism of human cells.

- Integration of metabolism: principles of metabolic regulation to maintain homeostasis.

- Structure, types and function of skeletal muscles.

- The importance and usefulness of regular physical activity for human health. 

- Types of physical activity and their influence on homeostasis in the human body.

- Principles of proper nutrition; Specifics of nutrition of professional athletes and recreationists.

- Influence of dietary supplements on energy metabolism, skeletal muscles, and human health.

- Prohibited substances and methods that improve the physical performance of the human body: classes (stimulants, anabolic agents, peptide hormones, masking agents) and general principles of their action.

Semester papers:

30 points

Oral exam:

60 points