Changes in Fitness and Shipboard Task Performance Following Circuit Weight Training Programs Featuring Continuous or Interval Running.

Abstract

This investigation compared physical fitness and work performance changes following participation in circuit weight training regiimes featuring either interval or continuous running programs. Results indicated that participation in the circuit weight training/run regimes was associated with differential changes in fitness but not shipboard work performance. Furthermore, the association between training induced fitness gains and relative improvement in job performance appeared to be specific to the task modelled. Important predictors of criterion job performance included measures of both upper and lower torso muscular strength. Regression analyses yielded the following prediction equation: Composite shipboard performance(s) = 194.15097-1.59492 (arm curl)-, 18369 (leg press) r=0.74. Keywords: psychological data; Naval personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA163110

Entities

People

  • C. E. Englund
  • E. J. Marcinik
  • J. J. O'brien
  • James A. Hodgdon

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Health
  • Information Science
  • Intervals
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physical Fitness
  • Regression Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.