EFFECT OF PROTEIN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE OF MARINE CORPS OFFICER CANDIDATES,

Abstract

Students in a physical training platoon, were administered the Marine Corps physical fitness test. Half of them were then given a protein dietary supplement and half were given placebos each day for four weeks on a double-blind basis. The physical fitness test was then readministered. There was no evidence that the group which received the supplement performed better on the retest than did the control group. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0686849

Entities

People

  • H. J. Burns Jr
  • J. W. Hamby
  • Philip Rasch

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dietary Supplements
  • Marine Corps
  • Physical Fitness
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.