A job task analysis to quantify the physical demands of load carriage duties conducted by ground close combat roles in the UK Armed Forces

Vine, Christopher; Myers, Stephen D.; Walker, Ella F.; Coakley, Sarah L.; Rue, Carla A.; Lee, Benjamin; Flood, Tessa R.; Doherty, Julianne; Rayson, Mark P.; Knapik, Joseph J.; Gebhardt, Deborah L.; Nindl, Bradley C.; Brown, Piete E.H.; Jackson, Sarah; Greeves, Julie P.; Blacker, Sam D.

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2017.09.121

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“…Importantly, this pre-/post-load carriage methodology solely provides cognitive performance information at the instance of testing, and not during the load carriage tasks itself. This information during a load carriage task is of particular interest given that such tasks are often protracted in nature (e.g., 30 min to 18 h; Vine et al, 2017 ). The importance of within task assessment is evidenced by a number of studies.…”

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“…The speeds were representative of a patrol (2.5 km . h -1 ), forced march (4.8 km.h -1 ), and insertion march (5.5 km.h -1 ) as observed in infantry soldiers(33). All bouts were completed on a levelgrass surface and paced by a Physical Training Instructor using a handheld Global Positioning System (Garmin eTrex 10, Garmin [Europe] Ltd, UK), with each bout separated by a minimum of 10 minutes' rest.…”

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Accuracy of Metabolic Cost Predictive Equations During Military Load Carriage

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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To quantify the accuracy of five equations to predict the metabolic cost of load carriage under ecologically valid military speed and load combinations. Thirty-nine male serving infantry soldiers completed thirteen, 20-minute bouts of overground load carriage comprising of two speeds (2.5 and 4.8 km•h-1) and six carried equipment load combinations (25, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 kg), with 22 also completing a bout at 5.5 km•h-1 carrying 40 kg. For each speed-load combination the metabolic cost was measured using the Douglas bag technique, and compared to the metabolic cost predicted from five equations; Givoni & Goldman, 1971 (GG), Pandolf et al. 1997 (PAN), Santee et al. 2001 (SAN), American College of Sports Medicine 2013 (ACSM), and the Minimum-Mechanics Model (MMM), Ludlow & Weyand, 2017. Comparisons between measured and predicted metabolic cost were made using repeated measures ANOVA and Limits of Agreement. All predictive equations, except for PAN, underpredicted the metabolic cost for all speed-load combinations (p<0.001). The PAN equation accurately predicted metabolic cost for 40 and 50 kg at 4.8 km•h-1 (p>0.05), under-predicted metabolic cost for all 2.5 km•h-1 speed-load combinations as well as 25 and 30 kg at 4.8 km•h-1 , and over-predicted metabolic cost for 60 and 70 kg at 4.8 km•h-1 (p<0.001). Most equations (GG, SAN, ACSM, MMM) under-predicted metabolic cost while one (PAN) accurately predicted at moderate loads and speeds, but over-predicted or under-predicted at other speedload combinations, indicating that caution should be applied when utilising these predictive equations to model military load carriage tasks.

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A job task analysis to quantify the physical demands of load carriage duties conducted by ground close combat roles in the UK Armed Forces

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Transferability of Military-Specific Cognitive Research to Military Training and Operations

Transferability of Military-Specific Cognitive Research to Military Training and Operations

Accuracy of Metabolic Cost Predictive Equations During Military Load Carriage

Efficacy of a prototype ventilated vest in mitigating physiological and cognitive impairments during simulated military tasks in hot environments

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