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Differences between army recruits and professional soldiers in strength endurance

The goal of this research was to determine differences between Croatian army recruits and professional soldiers in strength endurance tests. Male recruits of various military services (N=323, body mass=76.16 kg, body height=179.67 cm) and professional soldiers also of various military services (N=172, body mass=83.54 kg, body height=178.82 cm) participated in this study. The examinees were tested with two minutes push-up, two minutes sit-up test, and one minute squat test. The task was to execute as many repetitions in given time period. The results show statistical difference in strength endurance of upper body (assessed by two minutes push– up test and two minutes sit-up test) between army recruits and professional soldiers. Obtained results confirmed, as expected, that professional soldiers are physically better prepared than recruits but, when compared with Croatian military standards (Jukić, 2007) also suggest that improvement in physical conditioning of professional troops must be made in the future. The original test results show that obtained differences between groups tested are not as big as expected and necessary.

physical conditioning ; push-ups ; sit-ups ; professional troops ; military standards

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