Lower-body muscular power predicts performance on urban combat simulation.
BACKGROUND: Military operations in urban environments requires faster movements and therefore may place greater demands on soldier strength and anaerobic ability. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to study how physical fitness and body composition are associated with occupational test for urban combat soldiers...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 1331 - 1341 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2024
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