Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services

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Table of Contents
FRONT MATTER R1-R14
I Overview 1-2
1 Introduction and Background 3-24
2 Conclusions and Recommendations 25-28
II Invited Papers 29-30
3 Body Composition and Military Performance: Origins of the Army Standards 31-56
4 Body Composition in the Military Services: Standards and Methods 57-70
5 Effects of Experimental Alterations in Excess Weight on Physiological Responses to Exercise and Physical Performance 71-88
6 Army Data: Body Composition and Physical Capacity 89-104
7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks 105-118
8 New Approaches to Body Composition Evaluation and Some Relationships to Dynamic Muscular Strength 119-140
9 Associations Among Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Injury in Men and Women Army Trainees 141-174
10 Body Composition, Morbidity, and Mortality 175-184
11 Critique of the Military's Approach to Body Composition Assessment and Evaluation 185-194
12 Body Composition and Performance in Relation to Environment 195-206
13 Sex Differences and Ethnic/Racial Differences in Body Size and Body Composition 207-220
III Committee Discussion Paper 221-222
14 Body Composition Measurement: Accuracy, Validity, and Comparability 223-236
Appendixes 237-238
Appendix A: Accession Standards for the Military Services 239-246
Appendix B: Retention Standards for the Military Services 247-340
Appendix C: Weight-for-Height Tables 341-344
Appendix D: Proposed Revisions to Accession (AR 40-501) and Retention (AR 600-9) Body Weight and Body Fat Standards 345-346
Appendix E: Recent Changes to the U.S. Army Standards 347-350
Appendix F: Biographical Sketches 351-356

Table of Contents

FRONT MATTER R1-R14

I Overview 1-2

1 Introduction and Background 3-24

2 Conclusions and Recommendations 25-28

II Invited Papers 29-30

3 Body Composition and Military Performance: Origins of the Army Standards 31-56

4 Body Composition in the Military Services: Standards and Methods 57-70

5 Effects of Experimental Alterations in Excess Weight on Physiological Responses to Exercise and Physical Performance 71-88

6 Army Data: Body Composition and Physical Capacity 89-104

7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks 105-118

8 New Approaches to Body Composition Evaluation and Some Relationships to Dynamic Muscular Strength 119-140

9 Associations Among Body Composition, Physical Fitness, and Injury in Men and Women Army Trainees 141-174

10 Body Composition, Morbidity, and Mortality 175-184

11 Critique of the Military's Approach to Body Composition Assessment and Evaluation 185-194

12 Body Composition and Performance in Relation to Environment 195-206

13 Sex Differences and Ethnic/Racial Differences in Body Size and Body Composition 207-220

III Committee Discussion Paper 221-222

14 Body Composition Measurement: Accuracy, Validity, and Comparability 223-236

Appendixes 237-238

Appendix A: Accession Standards for the Military Services 239-246

Appendix B: Retention Standards for the Military Services 247-340

Appendix C: Weight-for-Height Tables 341-344

Appendix D: Proposed Revisions to Accession (AR 40-501) and Retention (AR 600-9) Body Weight and Body Fat Standards 345-346

Appendix E: Recent Changes to the U.S. Army Standards 347-350

Appendix F: Biographical Sketches 351-356