IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 7992: Development of a Fitness Test Battery for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Operators —A Pilot Study

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 7992: Development of a Fitness Test Battery for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Operators—A Pilot Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157992 Authors: Megan Sax van der Weyden Christopher D. Black Daniel Larson Brian Rollberg Jason A. Campbell This investigation examined relationships between a Special Weapons and Tactics-specific fitness test (SORT) and an obstacle course (OC) used for qualification in fourteen male SWAT members from three local, regional police departments. The SORT included: squat, pushup, and lunge in 60 s; pullup hold; sled drag; and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test L1. The obstacle course included: 25 m sprint (repeated); window ascent; scale under a wall; 25 m serpentine run (repeated), body drag (20 m, repeated). Pearson coefficients examined SORT and OC relationships (p ≤ 0.05); intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC2,1) assessed agreement of SORT trials. Repeated measures ANOVA evaluated differences in SORT metrics across time. Coefficients of variation (COV) examined SORT scoring consistency. The YoYo test was related to all SORT assessments (r = −0.803–0.894), except sled drag. The remaining SORT metrics were related to ≥two tests. SORT COVs ranged from 0.77–13.26% for trials 1–2 but decreased between trials 2–3 (0.95–8.97%). The OC was associated with YoYo, lunges, squats and sled drag (r = −0.790, −0.730, −0.766, and 0.802,...
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