APK 4112: Advanced Exercise Physiology
Spring 2014
Instructor: Dr. Brad Behnke, Ph.D.
Office: 118 FLG
Phone: (352) 294-1717
E-mail: bjbehnke@hhp.ufl.edu
Class Forum:
Over the course of the semester, students will have lectures utilizing a systematic approach to
understanding the fundamentals of exercise physiology.
Recommended texts:
Brooks, GA, TD Fahey and KM Baldwin. Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and its
Applications. 4th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2005.
Powers, S. and E. Howley. Exercise Physiology: theory and application to fitness and
performance, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2009.
Course Objectives: This course is designed to give students the necessary scientific background
to understand how the body adapts to dynamic exercise. In addition, after the fundamentals are
taught, the latter part of the course will focus upon how pathological conditions (e.g., heart
failure) affect exercise capacity through perturbations in several systems. The course will focus
primarily on the O2 delivery cascade from the atmosphere to the mitochondria, gas exchange and
how each system in this cascade responds to different types of exercise. Thus, the objective of
the course will be to provide students with an in-depth analysis of: 1) skeletal muscle function
and fiber type differences, 2) energetics and how we produce and utilize ATP, 3) how the
respiratory system responds to an increased energetic demand, 4) cardiovascular responses to
exercise in active and inactive tissue, 5) limiting factors to maximal aerobic capacity, and 6) how
pathological conditions impact exercise capacity.
Examinations: There will be 4 exams covering material from lectures.
Grading:
Exam #1
Exam #2
Exam #3
Exam #4
25%
25%
25%
25%
Grading Scale:
A -- 90% and up
B -- 80% to 89% (86 = B+)
C -- 70% to 79% (76 = C+)
D -- 60% to 69%
F -- below 60%
Grades will be assigned based on current UF grading policies for assigning grade points:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx
General Course Policies
Attendance: Make every effort to attend all lectures. If lecture attendance appears to be
sluggish, occasional in-class extra credit pop-quizzes may be administered.
Make-up Exams: Unexcused absences for exams will result in a zero on the exam (this includes
sleeping through your alarm or contacting me after the exam is over if you are ill). If you are ill
or have an emergency that prevents you from taking the exam at the scheduled time, it is your
responsibility to contact the instructor as soon as possible. Documentation of the illness or
emergency will be required. Make-up exams will be given at the discretion of the instructor.
Scheduling make-up exams is the responsibility of the student and should be done—if at all
possible—before the scheduled exam time. If you have a family emergency or death, please
contact the Dean of Students Office (www.dso.ufl.edu) and they will contact your instructor so
that you do not have to provide documentation of the emergency/death in order to get a make-up
exam.
Requirements for class attendance and make-up exams, assignments, and other work are
consistent with the university policies that can be found at
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx.
Accommodations: Students requesting classroom or other special accommodations must first
register with the Dean of Students Office—Disability Resource Center (www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/).
The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then present
the documentation to the instructor when requesting accommodation. For optimal consideration,
you must see the course instructor within the first three days of class.
Technology: The use of cell phones (and the like) is strictly prohibited during lectures and
exams. Any cell phone or other electronic device used during an exam will be considered a
violation of the student honor code (i.e., cheating) and will result stiff penalties. Laptop
computers are welcome in class as long as you are using it for class-related work. Surfing the
web, checking your email, making social media posts, or anything of that nature is strictly
prohibited. Violation of this policy will result in point deductions at the discretion of the
instructor. Please contact the UF Computing Help Desk and e-Learning Support Services
(www.helpdesk.ufl.edu/) if you have any technical issues with SAKAI or your email.
Communication: You are responsible for checking announcements and course-related postings
on SAKAI. When emailing the course instructor in SAKAI, please check the box that sends the
email to the recipient’s UF email address.
Course Evaluation: Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in
this course based on 10 criteria. These evaluations are conducted online at
https://evaluations.ufl.edu. Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three weeks of
the semester, but students will be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of
these assessments are available to students at https://evaluations.ufl.edu.
Academic Honesty: As a UF student, you have committed yourself to uphold the Honor Code,
which includes the following pledge: “We, the members of the University of Florida community,
pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.” You
are expected to exhibit behavior consistent with this commitment to the UF academic
community, and on all work submitted for credit at UF, the following pledge is either required or
implied: "On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this
assignment." It is assumed that you will complete all work independently in each course unless
the instructor provides explicit permission for you to collaborate on course tasks. Furthermore,
as part of your obligation to uphold the Honor Code, you should report any condition that
facilitates academic misconduct. It is your responsibility to know and comply with all UF
policies and procedures regarding academic integrity and the Honor Code. Violations of the
Honor Code will not be tolerated. Violations will be reported to the Dean of Students Office for
consideration of disciplinary action. For more information regarding the Student Honor Code,
please see: http://www.dso.ufl.edu/SCCR/honorcodes/honorcode.php.
Lecture Exams: You must bring a pencil and your Gator1 id card with you to exams. Lecture
exams will NOT be cumulative but you are expected to retain basic information from previous
chapters.