1. Longitudinal changes in strength of police officers with gender comparisons.
- Author
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Boyce RW, Jones GR, Schendt KE, Lloyd CL, and Boone EL
- Subjects
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Anthropometry, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Muscle Strength physiology, Physical Fitness physiology, Police
- Abstract
Strength is a critical factor in the health and job performance of police officers. Using a retrospective longitudinal design, the purpose of this study was to identify differences in strength scores from initial recruitment to in-service tests and to compare gender differences. Strength changes were also compared in low- to high-strength groups. Strength scores included bench press, bench press/lean weight, and bench press/weight. Body weight, percent body fat, and bench press scores were retrieved for the 1990-1995 recruit classes and were paired to most recent scores on 2006 in-service fitness record. Sample included 327 police officers: 30 females and 297 males. Mean age at initial recruitment was 24.6 years and for in-service was 37.1 years. Average time between tests was 12.5 years. Over this period bench press and bench press/lean weight significantly increased for both gender groups (p
- Published
- 2009
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