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Changes in strength and power performance and serum hormone concentrations during 12 weeks of task-specific or strength training in conscripts.
2020
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two different training programs on strength and power performance and serum hormone concentrations. A total of 104 male soldiers volunteered and took part in the 12‐week training period with baseline, mid‐, and post‐measurements of body composition, muscle strength, lower and upper body power, and blood samples to determine serum hormone concentrations. The mean (±SD) age of subjects was 20 ± 1 years, height 180 ± 6 cm and body mass 72.4 ± 8.8 kg. The subjects were divided into three different training groups: soldier task‐specific training (TS), strength training (ST), and control (CON). Each group had a total of 18 train…
Effects of baseline fitness and BMI levels on changes in physical fitness during military service.
2019
Objectives The purpose of the present study was to investigate how aerobic fitness, muscle fitness and body mass index (BMI) change in relation to their baseline levels during 6-12 months of military service. Design Retrospective longitudinal follow-up study. Methods The study group consisted of 249 279 healthy young male conscripts (age 19.1 ± 0.4 yrs.) who completed their military service between the years 2005-2015. Anthropometrics (body mass, height, BMI), aerobic fitness (12-minute running test) and muscle fitness (sit-ups, push-ups, standing long jump) were measured. Results A 12-minute running test improved by 5% (107 ± 292 m), standing long jump 1% (2.1 ± 16.2 cm), 1-min sit-ups 19%…
Changes in Physical Performance During 21 d of Military Field Training in Warfighters.
2018
Introduction Few studies have reported the amount of physical activity (PA) and its associations to physical performance of warfighters during military field training (MFT). The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in neuromuscular performance and PA among male Finnish Army conscripts during a 21-d MFT and to evaluate their recovery during 4 d after MFT. Methods Body composition and physical performance were measured four times during the study (before MFT (PRE), after 12 d (MID), post training (POST) and after 4 d of recovery (RECO)). PA was measured throughout MFT in a group of healthy young male conscripts (n=49) by using a tri-axial accelerometer. The study was approved by t…
Effects of added endurance or strength training on cardiovascular and neuromuscular performance of conscripts during the 8-week basic training period
2010
The present series of studies investigated changes in Finnish conscripts’ body composition, aerobic fitness and muscle endurance profiles during the last three decades. A second aim was to examine the effects of added endurance (ET) or strength training (ST) on cardiovascular and neuromuscular performance as well as hormonal responses of conscripts during an 8-week basic training (BT) period when compared to the current standardized (NT) programme. The third aim was to study the effects of these three different training programmes on a novel 3K combat running performance test. The present results showed that aerobic fitness and muscle endurance of 20 year old men in Finland has decreased a…
Can Physiological and Psychological Factors Predict Dropout from Intense 10-Day Winter Military Survival Training?
2020
Background: In the military context, high levels of physiological and psychological stress together can compromise individual&rsquo
Taistelijan fyysinen toimintakyky 2020 : tieteellinen katsaus
2021
Teknologian ja sodan kehittymisen seurauksena taistelukenttä on teknistyessään muuttunut yhä vaativammaksi ja nopeatempoisemmaksi niin taistelijoiden kuin joukon johtajien kannalta. Sotilaat joutuvat työskentelemään vaihtelevissa ja vaikeasti ennustettavissa toimintaympäristössä, jotka sisältävät useita erilaisia fyysisiä, psyykkisiä, sosiaalisia ja eettisiä kuormitustekijöitä. Vaikka kaikkiin kuormitustekijöihin ei pystytä valmistautumaan, fyysisen toimintakyvyn kehittämisellä voidaan vähentää suhteellista kuormitustasoa matalatehoisissa pitkäkestoisissa aktiviteeteissa, kuten jalkamarssi sekä toisaalta nopeuttaa palautumista lyhytkestoisista kuormituspiikeistä, esimerkiksi taistelutilante…
Varusmiesten fyysinen toimintakyky, harjoittelu ja kuormittuminen
2021
Relationship between cognitive performance and mobility over the life course
2018
We studied cross-sectional, longitudinal and temporal associations between executive function and life-space mobility in old age. We assessed the association between intellectual ability in early adulthood and physical functioning in old age, and the association between early life motor development and cognitive performance in early old age. The participants of the first dataset were 157 persons aged 76-91 y who were followed up for two years as part of the Life-Space Mobility in Old Age study, and who took part in measurements on executive function (EF) implemented with the Trail Making Test and Life-Space Assessment. The second dataset comprised persons from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Stud…
The effects of augmented feedback on motor skill learning in shooting : a feedback training intervention among inexperienced rifle shooters
2007
The present study focused on examining the effects of knowledge of performance (KP) on motor skill performance and learning within the context of precision rifle shooting. KP was based on the on-target trajectory of the alignment of the rifle, accompanied by visual or auditory feedback. The effects of KP were evaluated in terms of shooting accuracy, rifle stability, and postural balance. For this purpose, male conscripts (n=58) with limited shooting experience were randomly assigned to the one of the following five groups: a group receiving knowledge of results (KR) with visual KP after each trial, a group receiving KR with visual KP after 50% of the trials, a group receiving KR with audito…
Sotilaita vai seikkailijoita? : varusmiespalveluksen johtajakoulutuksen merkityksiä naisille uran ja johtamisosaamisen kannalta
2017
This thesis examines women in military leadership training in Finnish military service. The aim of this empirical qualitative PhD study is to explore the meanings of military leadership training to young women from a career and leadership competency viewpoint. The study reply to the following research questions: 1) How do women describe the meanings of military leadership training to their career? - Why did the women voluntarily participate in military service? - What did the women tell they pursued while participating in voluntary military leadership training from a career point of view? - What kind of factors for early career advantages or obstacles did the narratives include for the wome…