Determining the Changes in Law Enforcement Recruit Aerobic Fitness Using the 2.4-km Run and 20-m Multistage Fitness Test. Does the Type of Test Matter?

Autor:	Campbell P; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Maupin D; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia., Lockie RG; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, California., Dawes JJ; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.; OSU Tactical Fitness and Nutrition Lab, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma ; and., Simas V; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia., Canetti E; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia., Schram B; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia., Orr R; Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.; Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of strength and conditioning research [J Strength Cond Res] 2024 Jun 01; Vol. 38 (6), pp. 1111-1117. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 14.
DOI:	10.1519/JSC.0000000000004746
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Campbell, P, Maupin, D, Lockie, RG, Dawes, JJ, Simas, V, Canetti, E, Schram, B, and Orr, R. Determining the changes in law enforcement recruit aerobic fitness using the 2.4-km run and 20-m multistage fitness test. Does the type of test matter? J Strength Cond Res 38(6): 1111-1117, 2024-Aerobic fitness is linked with academy graduation, employment, and the long-term health of law enforcement officers and is often used as a training outcome. However, different tests can be used, and aerobic improvements may differ according to the test used. The aim of this study was to determine whether recruits improved to a greater extent in 1 aerobic test compared with the other. Retrospective data from 5 law enforcement recruit cohorts (males = 741; females = 353) who underwent 18 weeks of academy training were analyzed. Initial 20-m multistage fitness test (20MSFT) and 2.4-km run assessments were completed during weeks 4 and 5 of training, with final testing completed during weeks 16 and 17, respectively. A repeated-measures analysis of variance ( p < 0.05) with a Bonferroni post hoc analysis determined changes in aerobic fitness in the 20MSFT and 2.4-km run between male and female recruits. A mean difference of 9.27 (95% confidence intervals [CI] 14.8-10.9; d = 0.63; p < 0.001) shuttle increase in 20MSFT performance and 20.1 (95% CI 16.0-24.2; d = 0.49; p < 0.001) second improvement in 2.4-km run time were demonstrated when averaged across sex, yielding a larger performance improvement for the 20MSFT compared with the 2.4-km run. Conversely, there was a smaller magnitude of change in aerobic fitness between male recruits and female recruits for the 20MSFT ( d = 0.47) compared with the 2.4-km run ( d = 0.50). The findings indicate that current academy training results in improvements to aerobic fitness and to a greater magnitude in the 20MSFT compared with the 2.4-km run. These results may affect policy considerations for law enforcement agencies regarding aerobic test selection. (Copyright © 2024 National Strength and Conditioning Association.)
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