SECTION I. SPORTS GENETICS 1. Introduction to genetics of sport and exercise 2. Heritability estimates of physical performance-related phenotypes 3. Genes and power athlete status 4. Genetic profile of elite endurance athletes 5. Genetics of team sports 6. Variation of Mitochondrial DNA and elite athletic performance 7. Psychogenetics and sport
SECTION II. EXERCISE GENETICS AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY 8. Genes and response to aerobic training 9. Effect of gene polymorphisms on sensitivity to resistance training 10. Exercise and DNA methylation in skeletal muscle 11. Genes and individual responsiveness to exercise-induced fat loss
SECTION III. GENETICS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL EXERCISE-RELATED PHENOTYPES 12. Genetic and epigenetic determinants of muscle mass 13. Genetics of flexibility 14. Genetics of muscle fiber composition
SECTION IV. GENETICS OF SPORT-RELATED DISEASES AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS 15. Genetics of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries: Current status, challenges, and future directions 16. Genetics of sport-related concussion 17. The genetic association with exercise-induced muscle damage and muscle injury risk
SECTION V. NUTRIGENETICS, PHARMACOGENETICS AND METABOLOMICS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE 18. Personalized sports nutrition: Role of nutrients in athletic performance 19. Metabolomics and proteomics as tools to advance the understanding of exercise responses: The emerging role of gut microbiota in athlete health and performance 20. The future of genetically based nutritional and pharmacological ergogenic aids in sport 21. Perspectives of personalized weight loss interventions based on exercise genomics, nutrigenetic, epigenetic, and metagenomic data in fitness and sport