Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Health Science, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Sep;32(9):2632-2641. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002328.
Orr, RM, Dawes, JJ, Pope, R, and Terry, J. Assessing differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics between police academy cadets and incumbent officers. J Strength Cond Res 32(9): 2641-2650, 2018-The physical fitness of police officers must be developed in new cadets and sustained in incumbent officers. The aims of this study were to profile and compare the anthropometric and fitness characteristics of police academy cadets and incumbent officers of varying ages from a single police force. Retrospective data for 84 police academy cadets (♂ = 66, mean age = 27.96 ± 5.73 years; ♀ = 18, mean age = 30.50 ± 5.76 years) and 80 incumbent police officers (♂ = 73, mean age = 39.43 ± 8.28 years; ♀ = 7, mean age = 37.86 ± 3.67 years) were compiled. Data included participant age, anthropometric (body mass, lean mass, and fat mass), and fitness measurements (1-minute push-up, 1-minute sit-up, 1 repetition maximum bench press, vertical jump, 300-m, and 1.5-mile run). Male cadets exhibited significantly lower fat mass than male officers (12.4 vs. 15.1 kg, p = 0.003). These differences were fully explained by the age differences between these groups (p = 0.046). Male cadets were more aerobically fit with greater muscular endurance than male officers (p < 0.001 for all measures). This difference was not explained by age differences (p > 0.80 for all measures). Male cadets also exhibited higher anaerobic fitness than male officers (p < 0.001). Age differences only partially explained this difference (p = 0.01). Female cadets exhibited greater upper-body strength and muscular endurance than female officers (p < 0.004 for all measures), independent of age. Being a police officer, rather than age progression, may largely account for observed lower levels of fitness in incumbent officers when compared with cadets. Formalized physical training programs for incumbent police officers are needed if their fitness is to be maintained and risk of cardiovascular disease minimized.
奥尔、道斯、波普、特里。评估警察学院学员和在职警官在人体测量学和体能特征方面的差异。《力量与调节研究杂志》32(9):2641-2650,2018-警察人员的体能必须在新学员中得到发展，并在在职警官中得到维持。本研究的目的是从单一警察部队中对不同年龄的警察学院学员和在职警官的人体测量学和体能特征进行描述和比较。84 名警察学院学员（♂=66，平均年龄=27.96±5.73 岁；♀=18，平均年龄=30.50±5.76 岁）和 80 名在职警察的回顾性数据（♂=73，平均年龄=39.43±8.28 岁；♀=7，平均年龄=37.86±3.67 岁）被汇编。数据包括参与者的年龄、人体测量学（体重、瘦体重和体脂肪）和体能测量（1 分钟俯卧撑、1 分钟仰卧起坐、1 次最大卧推、垂直跳跃、300 米和 1.5 英里跑）。男性学员的体脂明显低于男性警官（12.4 公斤对 15.1 公斤，p=0.003）。这些差异完全由两组之间的年龄差异解释（p=0.046）。男性学员在有氧适能方面表现出更大的肌肉耐力，比男性警官更强（所有指标均为 p<0.001）。这种差异与年龄差异无关（所有指标均为 p>0.80）。男性学员的无氧体能也比男性警官高（p<0.001）。年龄差异仅部分解释了这一差异（p=0.01）。女性学员的上肢力量和肌肉耐力都比女性警官强（所有指标均为 p<0.004），这与年龄无关。与学员相比，在职警官的体能水平较低，这在很大程度上可能是因为他们是警察，而不是年龄的增长。如果要维持在职警察的体能并降低心血管疾病的风险，则需要为在职警察制定正式的体能训练计划。
