FACTORS OF TRAINABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH MILITARY PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SUCCESS

被引:9
作者
Cuddy, John S. [1 ]
Slivka, Dustin R. [1 ]
Hailes, Walter S. [1 ]
Ruby, Brent C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montana, Dept Hlth & Human Performance, Montana Ctr Work Physiol & Exercise Metab, Missoula, MT 59812 USA
关键词
training progression; specificity; special operations forces; BODY-COMPOSITION; 140; CONSCRIPTS; PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; VIGILANCE; INJURIES; INFANTRY; MONITOR; RISK; DEXA;
D O I
10.1519/JSC.0b013e318217675f
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
学科分类号
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Cuddy, JS, Slivka, DR, Hailes, WS, and Ruby, BC. Factors of trainability and predictability associated with military physical fitness test success. J Strength Cond Res 25(12): 3486-3494, 2011-The purpose of this study was to determine the trainability of college-aged men using varied training programs and to assess factors associated with successfully passing a Special Operations Forces (SOF) physical fitness test (PFT). One hundred thirty-five male subjects were stratified into 3 training groups (run focused, calisthenic focused, or combined run and calisthenic) and were trained 3 times per week for 12 weeks. Body composition and accelerometer activity patterns were measured pretraining and posttraining. The PFT performance (pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, and 1.5-mile run time) was measured weekly throughout the study period. The subjects exhibited reduced body fat (18.4 +/- 7.7 to 16.9 +/- 7.3), increased fat-free mass (66.1 +/- 8.2 to 67.4 +/- 7.9), reduced fat mass (15.8 +/- 9.2 to 14.6 +/- 8.9) from pretraining to posttraining, respectively (p < 0.05). All groups improved in each component of PFT performance with training (p < 0.05). There was a significant 20 +/- 35% increase in 6-day average daily activity for the run-focused training group from pretraining and posttraining. The key indicators of a candidate's potential to successfully reach SOF PFT standards (in 12 weeks) were determined to be as follows: enter the pipeline being able to run 2.4 km in <= 10: 41 minutes, have a body fat percentage of <= 12.9%, and participate in a minimum of 30 min.d(-1) of vigorous physical activity. Training an individual's relative run or calisthenic deficiency did not prove to be a better training approach compared with a program that emphasizes training both running and calisthenic activities.
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页数:9
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