Less body fat improves physical and physiological performance in Army Soldiers

Kim Crawford; Katelyn Fleishman; John P. Abt; Timothy C. Sell; Mita Lovalekar; Takashi Nagai; Jennifer Deluzio; Russell S. Rowe; Mark A. McGrail; Scott M. Lephart

doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00003

Less body fat improves physical and physiological performance in Army Soldiers

Kim Crawford, Katelyn Fleishman, John P. Abt, Timothy C. Sell, Mita Lovalekar, Takashi Nagai, Jennifer Deluzio, Russell S. Rowe, Mark A. McGrail, Scott M. Lephart

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The purpose of this study was to compare physical and physiological fi tness test performance between Soldiers meeting the Department of Defense (DoD) body fat standard (=18%) and those exceeding the standard (<18%). Ninety-nine male 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Soldiers were assigned to group 1: =18% body fat (BF) or group 2: >18% BF. Groups 1 and 2 had similar amounts of fat-free mass (FFM) (66.8 ± 8.2 vs. 64.6 ± 8.0, p = 177). Each subject performed a Wingate cycle protocol to test anaerobic power and capacity, an incremental treadmill maximal oxygen uptake test for aerobic capacity, isokinetic tests for knee fl exion/extension and shoulder internal/external rotation strength, and the Army Physical Fitness Test. Results showed group 1: =18% BF performed signifi cantly better on 7 of the 10 fi tness tests. In Soldiers with similar amounts of FFM, Soldiers with less body fat had improved aerobic and anaerobic capacity and increased muscular strength. Copyright (c) Association of Military Surgeons of the US. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-43
Number of pages	9
Journal	Military Medicine
Volume	176
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00003
State	Published - Jan 2011

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