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Applicability of the Army Physical Fitness Test in the Contemporary Operating Environment

Applicability of the Army Physical Fitness Test in the Contemporary Operating Environment

Batchelor, James E.

Paperback

General EducationGeneral Fitness

ISBN10: 1249363357
ISBN13: 9781249363354
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Sep 13 2012
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is any validity to using the current Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) to gauge Soldier readiness for combat. The study was conducted in four stages. The APFT tasks; pushup, sit-up, and run were analyzed to determine what body actions and associated muscles were used to conduct them and in what manner. In the second stage, a set of combat oriented tasks from the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) physical training guide was analyzed on the same basis as the APFT tasks. In the third stage, the top six tasks from a survey of Intermediate Level Education (ILE) majors were then analyzed on the same basis as the APFT tasks and the TRADOC tasks. Finally, these three sets of tasks were compared based on body actions and their associated muscles and whether they were used to perform isometric, concentric, or eccentric contractions as an element of endurance or strength. The results showed that the APFT has major shortfalls in testing elements of both the TRADOC tasks and the combat tasks from the survey. Most notably, the APFT tests endurance almost exclusively, while the TRADOC tasks and the combat tasks require strength.

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