ABSTRACT SHARP, MA, JF PATTON, JJ KNAPIK, K. HAURET, RP MELLO, M. ITO, and PN
FRYKMAN. Comparison of the physical fitness of men and women entering the US Army …

This article defines physical fitness and then reviews the literature on temporal trends in the
physical fitness of new US Army recruits. Nineteen papers were found that met the review …

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and percent body fat (% BF) were assessed in 87 males
and 57 females before and after 7 weeks of Army basic training. VO2 max was determined …

Abstract Knapik, JJ, Sharp, MA, and Steelman, RA. Secular trends in the physical fitness of
United States Army recruits on entry to service, 1975–2013. J Strength Cond Res 31 (7) …

The purpose of this study was to develop minimum physical fitness standards based on
common task criteria for personnel younger than 35 years of age in the Canadian Armed …

Objectives To determine the age-and sex-specific differences of physical fitness
performances and Body Mass Index (BMI) in basic training and the operational Army …

During their first 2 years of training at the US Military Academy, 11 male and 7 female cadets
were studied on five occasions. VO2 max (1/min), lean body mass and body weight …

Forty participants in women's intercollegiate sports and 40 nonparticipants volunteered for
the study. Strength using the cable tension technique, and skinfold fat using the Harpenden …

Abstract The US Army Physical Fitness School (USAPFS) at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN was
tasked with measuring the physical fitness of the active Army. Performance on the Army …

Physical performance and body composition characteristics of members (n= 75) and recruits
(n= 61) of the Louisville Police Department (total n= 136) were assessed. Members were …