Analysis of weight, body-fat, and physical fitness testing standards, for active duty male Marines, with proposed alternatives
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Authors
Inserra, William J.
Subjects
Weight
Body-fat
Physical fitness test
Pull-ups
Physical firness
Weight control program
Height-weight tables
Physical performance
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Percent body-fat
Maximum weight limits
Percent body-fat limits
Upper body strength
Body composition
Modified pull-ups
Body-fat
Physical fitness test
Pull-ups
Physical firness
Weight control program
Height-weight tables
Physical performance
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Percent body-fat
Maximum weight limits
Percent body-fat limits
Upper body strength
Body composition
Modified pull-ups
Advisors
Larson, Harold J.
Phillips, Timothy L.
Date of Issue
1998-09-01
Date
September 1998
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Marine Corps utilizes a three-event Physical Fitness Test (PFT) comprised of a 3-mile run, sit-ups, and pull-ups to assess the level of physical fitness of individual Marines. This thesis uses newly collected data from the Marine Corps to analyze the current weight and body-fat standards and compare them with proposed alternatives. The research investigates whether the current standards can be slightly relaxed without resulting in significant decreases in physical fitness performance. Additionally, this thesis investigates the validity of pull-ups as an indicator of muscular strength and endurance. The analysis compares the performance scores for two types of pull-ups (the dead- hang and kip methods) with other physical performance events which require upper body strength and muscular endurance. The thesis also presents proposed scoring alternatives for the pull-up event based on an analytical comparison of performance distributions for the run and sit-up events, in order to level the equality for all three PFT events. Additionally, a new 3-profile PFT alternative comprised of aerobic, muscular, and body-fat profiles is presented as an improved measure of assessing the physical fitness of individual Marines.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
xx, 124 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.