Relationship between total muscle force and anthropometric indicators in military of the brazilian army

  • Michel Moraes Gonçalves Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Fí­sica do Exército - IPCFEx
  • Runer Augusto Marson Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Fí­sica do Exército - IPCFEx
  • Marcos de Sá Rego Fortes Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Fí­sica do Exército - IPCFEx
  • Eduardo Borba Neves Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Fí­sica do Exército - IPCFEx
  • Jefferson da Silva Novaes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Keywords: Muscle strength, Anthropometry, Body composition, Military

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the total muscle strength and anthropometric indicators in militaries of the Brazilian Army. The study included 50 soldiers of the Brazilian Army, aged between 19 and 25 years, body mass 71.2 ± 9.1 kg, height 1.75 ± 0.1 m, the Army Physical Training Center soldiers. Anthropometric measurements were: total body mass (TBM) and height. Body composition measures were lean body mass (LBM), fat body mass (FBM), and percentage of body fat (%BF), measured by dual energy ray Absorptiometry (DEXA). It also calculated the body mass index (kg/m2). It was considered as total muscle strength the sum of flexion and extension torque peaks of shoulder, trunk and knee, evaluated in digital isokinetic dynamometer Biodex® S4 Pro. The bivariate Pearson correlation coefficients indicated that there is significant correlation between total muscle strength and all measures except the FBM and %BF (p < 0.05), and found the strongest correlation with LBM measures, TBM and height explaining (R2) 68.89%, 48.30% and 37.70%, respectively. In sumary, these anthropometric indicators are best correlated with total muscle strength.

Author Biography

Michel Moraes Gonçalves, Instituto de Pesquisa da Capacitação Fí­sica do Exército - IPCFEx

Chefe da Seção de Biomecânica do IPCFEx.

Aluno do curso de mestrado em Educação Fí­sica da EEFD/UFRJ.

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Published
2017-09-07
How to Cite
Gonçalves, M. M., Marson, R. A., Fortes, M. de S. R., Neves, E. B., & Novaes, J. da S. (2017). Relationship between total muscle force and anthropometric indicators in military of the brazilian army. Brazilian Journal of Obesity, Nutrition and Weight Loss, 11(65), 322-337. Retrieved from https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/533
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 65 (2017)
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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