Jetté M, Kimick A, Sidney K
Mil Med. 1989 Jun;154(6):318-22.
Fitness in the military is a time-honored and unquestionable axiom. Yet, there is limited objective knowledge as to what criteria of fitness are necessary to maintain combat effectiveness during sustained operations and how they should be assessed. The purpose of this study was to design an indoor standardized obstacle course (ISOC) related to specific trade-related tasks. A 19-item indoor obstacle course consisting of running, crawling, scaling, pulling, lifting, carrying, and pushing events arranged in a sequential order was designed. Forty-three healthy male subjects between the ages of 21 and 31 years underwent a series of intensive laboratory testing. They then ran through the obstacle course, set up in a local armory, on three separate occasions. Results indicated that ISOC performance is related to fitness components identified as important in the performance of military tasks, namely, aerobic and anaerobic power, muscular strength and endurance, and body composition. The ISOC provides a practical and challenging procedure to assess the fitness readiness of infantry and other field units in the Canadian Forces.
军事体能是一个历史悠久且毋庸置疑的准则。然而，对于在持续作战中维持战斗效能所需的体能标准以及应如何评估这些标准，客观知识有限。本研究的目的是设计一个与特定军事任务相关的室内标准化障碍课程（ISOC）。设计了一个由跑步、爬行、攀爬、拉拽、举升、搬运和推搡项目组成的19项室内障碍课程，这些项目按顺序排列。43名年龄在21至31岁之间的健康男性受试者接受了一系列强化实验室测试。然后，他们在当地军械库设置的障碍课程上分别跑了三次。结果表明，ISOC表现与在军事任务表现中被确定为重要的体能要素相关，即有氧和无氧能力、肌肉力量和耐力以及身体成分。ISOC为评估加拿大军队中步兵和其他野战部队的体能准备情况提供了一个实用且具有挑战性的程序。
