Consortium for Health and Military Performance and American College of Sports Medicine Consensus Paper on Extreme Conditioning Programs in Military Personnel.

Authors :: Bergeron, Michael F.
Nindl, Bradley C.
Deuster, Patricia A.
Baumgartner, Neal
Kane, Shawn F.
Kraemer, William J.
Sexauer, Lisa R.
Thompson, Walter R.
O'Connor, Francis G.
Source :: Current Sports Medicine Reports (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins); Nov/Dec2011, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p383-389, 7p
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The article focuses on the extreme conditioning programs (ECPs) for U.S. military personnel. It mentions that members of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP), and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) discussed the so-called high-intensity training (HIT) program on September 13-14, 2011, to develop guidelines for ECPs and reduce the risk of injury. It also says that military leaders should conduct an evaluation of ECPs.

Subjects :: MILITARY physical training & conditioning
AMERICAN military personnel
GUIDELINES
PREVENTION of injury
TRAINING

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