Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment (1)
- Anatomy (1)
- Biomechanics (1)
- Business (1)
- Cardiovascular System (1)
-
- Exercise Science (1)
- Leisure Studies (1)
- Motor Control (1)
- Musculoskeletal System (1)
- Occupational Therapy (1)
- Other Kinesiology (1)
- Other Rehabilitation and Therapy (1)
- Physical Therapy (1)
- Recreational Therapy (1)
- Rehabilitation and Therapy (1)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)
- Sports Management (1)
- Sports Studies (1)
- Therapeutics (1)
- Institution
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Sports Sciences
Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Paul M. Vanderburgh
Recent evidence makes a compelling case that U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force health-related physical fitness tests penalize larger, not just fatter, service members. As a result, they tend to receive lower scores than their lighter counterparts, the magnitude of which can be explained by biological scaling laws. Larger personnel, on the other hand, tend to be better performers of work-related fitness tasks such as load carriage, heavy lifting and materiel handling. This has been explained by empirical evidence that lean body mass and lean body mass to dead mass ratio (dead mass = fat mass and external load to …
Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Occupational Relevance And Body Mass Bias In Military Physical Fitness Tests, Paul M. Vanderburgh
Health and Sport Science Faculty Publications
Recent evidence makes a compelling case that U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force health-related physical fitness tests penalize larger, not just fatter, service members. As a result, they tend to receive lower scores than their lighter counterparts, the magnitude of which can be explained by biological scaling laws. Larger personnel, on the other hand, tend to be better performers of work-related fitness tasks such as load carriage, heavy lifting and materiel handling. This has been explained by empirical evidence that lean body mass and lean body mass to dead mass ratio (dead mass = fat mass and external load to …