Ammunition Loading and Firing Test Pretest Physical Conditioning of Female Soldier Participants

Murphy, Marcia A; Nemmers, Theresa M.

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“…In 1981, each military branch was directed to develop a health and physical readiness program designed to enhance the physical fitness, health, and life style of all active duty personnel, not just recruits. Until such programs have been evaluated, several examples of training courses can be cited that have been effective in improving women's upper and lower torso dynamic strength, aerobic fitness, and endurance (Marcinik & Hodgdon, 1982) as well as the strength capabilities of Navy women recruits (Robertson, 1981), male and female Air Force pilots (McDaniel, 1981), and Army enlisted women (Murphy & Nemmers, 1978;Paragallo, Dousa, & Lince, 1979).…”

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Health status of women in the U.S. military.

Hoiberg¹

1984

Health Psychology

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This report focused on the major health-related issues concerning women in the military: pregnancy-related conditions, physical injuries and capabilities, and stress-related disorders. The most frequent reason for being hospitalized (21.9% of all hospitalizations) among Navy women who enlisted from 1974-1979 was for a pregnancy-related condition. Comparisons of injury-related hospitalizations indicated that women recruits had the highest rates across occupational groups and pay grades: women assigned to nontraditional jobs had somewhat higher admission rates for injuries than women in traditional jobs. Rates for injury- and stress-related conditions tended to decrease with increasing pay grade levels. Programs designed to improve women's physical conditioning, to enhance their job-related capabilities, and to expand their opportunities have been implemented in all branches of the military.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Health status of women in the U.S. military.

Hoiberg¹

1984

Health Psychology

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“…A study was conducted to determine if women are physically capable of meeting Army performance standards on this equipment (Murphy & Nemmers, 1978).…”

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Physical Fitness, Physical Training and Occupational Performance of Men and Women in the U.S. Army: A Review of Literature

Sharp¹

1993

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Injuries in Women Associated With a Periodized Strength Training and Running Program

Reynolds

Harman²,

Worsham³

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J Strength Cond Res

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Forty-five women participated in a 24-week physical training program designed to improve lifting, load carriage, and running performance. Activities included weightlifting, running, backpacking, lift and carry drills, and sprint running. Physicians documented by passive surveillance all training-related injuries. Thirty-two women successfully completed training program. Twenty-two women (48.9%) suffered least 1 injury during training, but only 2 women had to drop out of the study because of injuries. The rate of injury associated with lost training time was 2.8 injuries per 1,000 training hours of exposure. Total clinic visits and days lost from training were 89 and 69, respectively. Most injuries were the overuse type involving the lower back, knees, and feet. Weightlifting accounted for a majority of the lost training days. A combined strength training and running program resulted in significant performance gains in women. Only 2 out of 45 participants left the training program cause of injuries.

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Ammunition Loading and Firing Test Pretest Physical Conditioning of Female Soldier Participants

Cited by 3 publications

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Health status of women in the U.S. military.

Health status of women in the U.S. military.

Physical Fitness, Physical Training and Occupational Performance of Men and Women in the U.S. Army: A Review of Literature

Injuries in Women Associated With a Periodized Strength Training and Running Program

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