Beyond change scores: Employing an improved statistical approach to analyze the impact of entry fitness on physical performance during British Army basic training in men and women

The aim was to use a robust statistical approach to examine whether physical fitness at entry influences performance changes between men and women undertaking British Army basic training (BT). Performance of 2 km run, seated medicine ball throw (MBT) and isometric mid‐thigh pull (MTP) were assessed...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2024-04, Vol.34 (4), p.e14610-n/a
Main Authors: Maroni, Tessa D., Siddall, Andrew G., Rue, Carla A., Needham‐Beck, Sarah C., Walker, Faye S., Greeves, Julie P., Wardle, Sophie L., Fieldhouse, Anne, Myers, Stephen D., Blacker, Sam D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiorespiratory fitness
Exercise
Exercise Test
Female
fitness testing
Humans
Male
military
Military Personnel
Physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Physical Functional Performance
physical training
strength
Task Performance and Analysis
Women
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Summary:The aim was to use a robust statistical approach to examine whether physical fitness at entry influences performance changes between men and women undertaking British Army basic training (BT). Performance of 2 km run, seated medicine ball throw (MBT) and isometric mid‐thigh pull (MTP) were assessed at entry and completion of Standard Entry (SE), Junior Entry‐Short (JE‐Short), and Junior Entry‐Long (JE‐Long) training for 2350 (272 women) recruits. Performance change was analyzed with entry performance as a covariate (ANCOVA), with an additional interaction term allowing different slopes for courses and genders (p 
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/sms.14610