Finnish Defence Research Agency, Finnish Defence Forces, P.O. Box 5, 04401 Järvenpää, Finland.
Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 30;17(21):8000. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218000.
A soldier's occupational physical task requirements are diverse and varied. However, the type of physical training that most effectively improves soldiers' occupational task requirements has not been studied previously. The purpose of this study was to determine the important strength characteristics for soldiers during a repeated simulated military task course, and the type of training that may be effective to improve these abilities during a specialized military training period. Forty-two ( = 42) soldiers participated in the study. They were divided into three training groups; a soldier task-specific training group (TSG, = 17), a strength training group (STG, = 15), and a control group (CON, = 10). Participants were measured before (PRE), middle (MID) and after (POST) the 12-week training intervention for strength performance and simulated military task test. Simulated military task performance improved significantly in TSG and STG between the PRE and MID measurements (from 9.4 to 15.7%). TSG and STG improved in various spilt times, especially in strength tasks; casualty drag (from 8.3 to 13.6%) and kettlebell carry (from 13.2 to 22.4%) between the PRE and MID measurements. The present study showed that both the training of TSG and STG were more effective than the training of CON (control group) in terms of improving the performance in the repeated simulated military task course. The present study showed that training of TSG was as effective as STG to improve repeated simulated military task course time. Therefore, an optimal training combination should include high-intensity simulated military task field training and strength training programmed with consideration of the military training phase and environmental possibilities.
士兵的职业体能任务要求多种多样。然而，以前尚未研究过最有效地提高士兵职业任务要求的体能训练类型。本研究旨在确定在重复模拟军事任务过程中士兵的重要力量特征，以及在专门的军事训练期间可能有效的训练类型，以提高这些能力。42 名（=42）士兵参加了这项研究。他们被分为三组；士兵任务特定训练组（TSG，=17）、力量训练组（STG，=15）和对照组（CON，=10）。参与者在 12 周的训练干预前后（PRE、MID 和 POST）进行力量表现和模拟军事任务测试。在 TSG 和 STG 中，模拟军事任务性能在 PRE 和 MID 测量之间显著提高（从 9.4 提高到 15.7%）。TSG 和 STG 在各种拆分时间内都有所提高，尤其是在力量任务中；伤员拖曳（从 8.3 提高到 13.6%）和壶铃携带（从 13.2 提高到 22.4%）。本研究表明，与 CON（对照组）相比，TSG 和 STG 的训练在提高重复模拟军事任务课程的表现方面更有效。本研究表明，TSG 的训练与 STG 一样有效，可以提高重复模拟军事任务课程的时间。因此，最佳的训练组合应包括高强度的模拟军事任务野战训练和力量训练，同时考虑军事训练阶段和环境的可能性。
