A comparison of role‐related physical fitness between British Army trainees and trained soldiers.
British Army basic training (BT) and initial trade training (ITT) enable personnel to develop role‐related physical capability to perform in‐service job‐roles. The study aimed to compare physical performance of trainees (completing ITT) and trained soldiers, on a series of gym‐based fitness tests an...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Sport Science Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=182049383&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 182049383 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17461391 IX3 jtl: European Journal of Sport Science issn: 17461391 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jan2025 vid: 25 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 182049383 181245815 182049383 182049383 10.1002/ejsc.12227 182049383 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: A comparison of role‐related physical fitness between British Army trainees and trained soldiers. aug: au: Rue, Carla Needham‐Beck, Sarah Maroni, Tessa Siddall, Andrew Ashdown, Kimberly Lee, Ben Walker, Faye Osofa, Joshua Doherty, Julianne Vine, Christopher Wardle, Sophie Greeves, Julie Saunders, Paul Fieldhouse, Anne Blacker, Sam Myers, Stephen affil: Occupational Performance Research Group, University of Chichester, Chichester, UK sug: subj: Physical Fitness England Military Personnel Physical Performance Fitness Centers Professional Role Task Performance and Analysis Military Training Human England Male Female Body Mass Index Adult Age Factors Jumping Sprinting Running Weight Lifting Throwing Descriptive Statistics T-Tests Aerobic Exercises Anaerobic Exercises Cardiorespiratory Fitness Muscle Strength Funding Source Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: British Army basic training (BT) and initial trade training (ITT) enable personnel to develop role‐related physical capability to perform in‐service job‐roles. The study aimed to compare physical performance of trainees (completing ITT) and trained soldiers, on a series of gym‐based fitness tests and representative military tasks. A total of 316 British Army personnel [68 trainees (63 men: 22 ± 3 years, 71.6 ± 8.4 kg and 1.74 ± 0.07 m) and 248 trained soldiers (225 men: 27 ± 6 years, 78.7 ± 12.7 kg and 1.76 ± 0.08 m)] completed two sessions. Session 1; body mass, stature, age and gym‐based tests (2 km run, broad jump, seated medicine ball throw, hex bar deadlift, 100 m shuttle sprints, pull‐ups and mid‐thigh pull). Session 2; representative military tasks (loaded carriage [stage 1, 4 km, 35–40 kg and 4.8 km h−1 fixed pace and stage 2, 2 km, 20–25 kg and individual best‐effort speed], tactical movement, casualty drag, stretcher carry, vertical lift, repeated carry and incremental lift). Independent sample t‐tests were employed to examine group differences. Compared to trainees, trained soldiers were older (p < 0.001), heavier (p < 0.001) and scored higher on broad jump (p = 0.024), medicine ball throw (p = 0.007) and mid‐thigh pull (p = 0.048), but were slower on 2 km run (p = 0.047), loaded carriage (p < 0.019), tactical movement (p < 0.001) and casualty drag (p < 0.001). Overall, trainees achieve higher scores on aerobic/anaerobic tests, whereas trained soldiers outperform trainees in strength/power‐based tests. Although a cross‐sectional comparison does not provide strong evidence, the results may indicate that cardiovascular fitness is developed during BT, whereas muscle strength/power develops post BT/ITT. These findings would need confirming by a longitudinal study and could inform the development/management of role‐related fitness during BT, ITT and through career. Highlights: The Role Fitness Test (Soldier) and Soldier Conditioning Review performance of British Army trainees and trained soldiers have not previously been examined. Establishing whether differences in performance between the populations exist will help inform the understanding of the physical development of soldiers after ITT/through career.This cross‐sectional study indicates that cardiovascular fitness is developed during BT, whereas muscle strength/power develops post BT/ITT; however, these findings would need confirming by a longitudinal study.Trainees should be provided with sufficient opportunities to practice strength and power‐based tests throughout ITT to enable them to meet physical employment standards. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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