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21987962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Recent research has demonstrated body mass (M) bias in military physical fitness tests favoring lighter, not just leaner, service members. Mathematical modeling predicts that a distance run carrying a backpack of 30 lbs would eliminate M-bias. The purpose of this study was to empirically test this prediction for the U.S. Army push-ups and 2-mile run tests. Two tests were performed for both events for each of 56 university Reserve Officer Training Corps male cadets: with (loaded) and without backpack (unloaded). Results indicated significant M-bias in the unloaded and no M-bias in the loaded condition for both events. Allometrically scaled scores for both events were worse in the loaded vs. unloaded conditions, supporting a hypothesis not previously tested. The loaded push-ups and 2-mile run appear to remove M-bias and are probably more occupationally relevant as military personnel are often expected to carry external loads.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0026-4075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1032-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Load-carriage distance run and push-ups tests: no body mass bias and occupationally relevant.
pubmed:affiliation
The Graduate School, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1620, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article