The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance. It measures your physical strengths, abilities and cardio-respiratory fitness. You are required to pass the basic training APFT to graduate boot camp and continue on to advance in...
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TheArmy Combat Fitness Test(ACFT) is the primary measure used by the U.S. Army to determine physical fitness. The test composes of six events: The 3 Repetition Maximum Deadlift, Standing Power Throw, Hand-Release Push-Up, Sprint-Drag-Carry, Leg Tuck, and 2-mile run. The Importance of ...
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Knapik, Joseph, "The Fitness Training Unit in the U.S. Army Basic Com- bat Training: Physical Fitness, Training Outcomes, and Injuries," Mili- tary Medicine, Vol. 166, No. 4, pp. 356-361, 2001.Knapik JJ, Canham-Chervak M, Hoedebecke E, et al: The fitness training unit in U.S...
Fitness was determined by performance on an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) administered at the reception station. Data on injuries sustained during BCT were collected from trainee medical records at the conclusion of the BCT cycle. The analysis revealed that the least aerobically-fit women (...
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Recruits are assigned to the Army Physical Fitness Test Enhancement Program (APFTEP) if they are unable to pass the final Army physical fitness test at the end of basic combat training (BCT). The U.S. Army Medical Command tasked the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Me...