Differences in Fitness between Firefighter Trainee Academy Classes and Normative Percentile Rankings
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Illinois Agility Test (IAT)
2.4. Metronome Push-Ups
2.5. Pull-Ups
2.6. Leg Tucks
2.7. Estimated Maximal Aerobic Capacity (O2max)
2.8. Backwards Overhead Medicine Ball Throw (BOMBT)
2.9. 10-Repetition Maximum (10RM) Deadlift
2.10. Farmers Carry
2.11. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Class 1 (n = 29–36; 36 Males, 0 Females) | Class 2 (n = 50–51; 51 Males, 0 Females) | Class 3 (n = 56; 56 Males, 0 Females) | Class 4 (n = 53; 52 Males, 1 Female) | Class 5 (n = 54–55; 40 Males, 15 Females) | Class 6 (n = 54; 39 Males, 15 Females) | |
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IAT (s) | 17.13 ± 0.87 a (16.79–17.46) | 18.29 ± 2.17 (17.67–18.91) | 18.80 ± 1.00 (18.53–19.07) | 18.72 ± 1.13 (18.41–19.03) | 18.19 ± 1.04 (17.91–18.47) | 18.91 ± 1.27 (18.56–19.26) |
Push-ups (No.) | 58.57 ± 26.50 (49.47–67.68) | 56.22 ± 22.64 (49.79–62.65) | 65.34 ± 21.87 (59.48–71.20) | 60.51 ± 22.61 (54.28–66.74) | 62.00 ± 24.18 (55.46–68.54) | 66.91 ± 20.97 (61.18–72.63) |
Pull-ups (No.) | 11.97 ± 6.53 (9.76–14.18) | 11.08 ± 6.77 (9.17–12.98) | 12.88 ± 6.13 (11.23–14.52) | 12.66 ± 5.75 (11.08–14.25) | 11.36 ± 6.60 (9.58–13.15) | 10.28 ± 6.50 (8.50–12.05) |
BOMBT (m) | 10.33 ± 1.58 b (9.75–10.90) | 9.48 ± 1.16 (9.16–9.81) | 9.66 ± 1.54 c (9.24–10.07) | 10.24 ± 1.26 b (9.89–10.59) | 9.07 ± 1.80 (8.58–9.56) | 8.72 ± 2.17 (8.13–9.32) |
Leg Tuck (No.) | 10.61 ± 5.55 (8.73–12.49) | 11.52 ± 4.85 (10.14–12.90) | 12.46 ± 5.11 (11.09–13.83) | 14.26 ± 5.84 d (12.65–15.87) | 10.98 ± 6.80 (9.14–12.82) | 11.44 ± 5.90 (9.83–13.05) |
Estimated O2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 45.77 ± 5.90 (43.77–47.76) | 46.98 ± 5.45 (45.43–48.53) | 47.13 ± 4.22 (46.00–48.26) | 46.12 ± 6.22 (44.40–47.83) | 45.87 ± 7.03 (43.97–47.77) | 44.08 ± 5.95 (42.46–45.70) |
10RM Deadlift (kg) | 153.50 ± 9.34 e (150.08–156.93) | 153.36 ± 10.95 f (150.25–156.47) | 138.02 ± 7.12 (136.11–139.93) | 133.47 ± 12.03 b (130.15–136.78) | 145.26 ± 18.89 (140.10–150.42) | 142.59 ± 17.06 (137.93–147.24) |
Farmers Carry (s) | 27.65 ± 2.01 (26.91–28.38) | 28.97 ± 4.45 (27.71–30.22) | 31.89 ± 2.94 g (31.11–32.68) | 28.77 ± 4.40 (27.56–29.99) | 27.88 ± 4.05 (26.79–28.98) | 27.59 ± 4.26 (26.43–29.37) |
Percentile Rank | Range (s) | Males (n = 237) | Females (n = 31) |
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91–100 | 16.0–17.1 | 29 | 0 |
82–89 | 17.2–17.6 | 25 | 1 |
71–79 | 17.7–18.0 | 40 | 1 |
61–64 | 18.1–18.2 | 18 | 3 |
50–56 | 18.3–18.5 | 25 | 0 |
41–47 | 18.6–18.8 | 24 | 1 |
31–37 | 18.9–19.1 | 22 | 3 |
20–28 | 19.2–19.5 | 25 | 6 |
10–16 | 19.6–20.2 | 15 | 7 |
0–8 | 20.3–32.0 | 14 | 9 |
Percentile Rank | Range (Repetitions) | Males (n = 238) | Females (n = 31) |
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81–85 | 86–100 * | 51 | 2 |
72–79 | 75–85 | 20 | 3 |
60–69 | 67–74 | 28 | 3 |
50–59 | 60–66 | 24 | 4 |
41–49 | 53–58 | 23 | 2 |
30–38 | 49–52 | 27 | 2 |
22–29 | 43–48 | 19 | 2 |
10–19 | 33–42 | 30 | 3 |
0–8 | 0–32 | 16 | 10 |
Percentile Rank | Range (Repetitions) | Males (n = 238) | Females (n = 31) |
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90–100 | 21–28 | 27 | 0 |
81–87 | 18–20 | 25 | 0 |
74–78 | 16–17 | 18 | 0 |
62–68 | 14–15 | 30 | 3 |
57 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
44–49 | 11–12 | 34 | 3 |
34–38 | 9–10 | 25 | 1 |
23–29 | 7–8 | 25 | 4 |
11–18 | 4–6 | 26 | 6 |
0–7 | 0–3 | 16 | 14 |
Percentile Rank | Range (m) | Males (n = 238) | Females (n = 31) |
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90–100 | 11.34–13.84 | 29 | 0 |
80–89 | 10.79–11.31 | 26 | 0 |
70–77 | 10.36–10.67 | 27 | 0 |
60–69 | 9.91–10.30 | 26 | 0 |
50–59 | 9.57–9.88 | 27 | 0 |
42–49 | 9.17–9.48 | 20 | 0 |
30–39 | 8.81–9.14 | 34 | 0 |
20–29 | 8.20–8.69 | 23 | 3 |
10–19 | 7.10–8.14 | 19 | 8 |
0–9 | 4.02–7.07 | 7 | 20 |
Percentile Rank | Range (mL·kg−1 ·min−1) | Males (n = 231) | Females (n = 29) |
---|---|---|---|
90–100 | 53.8–61.2 | 29 | 0 |
80–89 | 50.8–53.5 | 25 | 0 |
70–78 | 49.2–50.6 | 27 | 1 |
60–69 | 48.0–48.9 | 24 | 1 |
52–58 | 46.2–47.7 | 19 | 2 |
41–49 | 44.9–45.9 | 18 | 3 |
32–39 | 44.0–44.6 | 20 | 4 |
21–29 | 41.9–43.7 | 25 | 4 |
10–19 | 38.5–41.5 | 25 | 5 |
0–9 | 20.2–38.1 | 19 | 9 |
Percentile Rank | Range (Repetitions) | Males (n = 238) | Females (n = 31) |
---|---|---|---|
93–100 | 21–30 | 20 | 0 |
80–87 | 17–20 | 34 | 1 |
77 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
63–67 | 14–15 | 37 | 2 |
57 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
43–49 | 11–12 | 35 | 1 |
35 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
20–29 | 8–9 | 36 | 3 |
10–14 | 6–7 | 20 | 7 |
0–8 | 0–5 | 13 | 15 |
Percentile Rank | Range (kg) | Males (n = 237) | Females (n = 30) |
---|---|---|---|
95–100 | 158.76–185.97 | 13 | 1 |
72 | 156.49 | 60 | 1 |
60–65 | 147.42–154.22 | 29 | 4 |
59 | 145.15 | 0 | 1 |
33–34 | 140.61–142.88 | 71 | 0 |
10–18 | 122.47–133.81 | 53 | 8 |
0–9 | 90.72–120.20 | 11 | 15 |
Percentile Rank | Range (s) | Males (n = 238) | Females (n = 31) |
---|---|---|---|
92–100 | 21.0–24.0 | 33 | 0 |
80–87 | 24.5–25.2 | 22 | 0 |
75–79 | 25.3–26.0 | 32 | 0 |
65–68 | 26.2–27.0 | 25 | 0 |
50–58 | 27.5–28.6 | 23 | 2 |
43–49 | 28.7–30.0 | 26 | 6 |
33–37 | 30.1–31.0 | 20 | 6 |
20–27 | 31.2–33.0 | 24 | 4 |
12–17 | 33.2–35.0 | 15 | 6 |
0–9 | 35.1–49.0 | 18 | 7 |
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Lockie, R.G.; Orr, R.M.; Montes, F.; Ruvalcaba, T.J.; Dawes, J.J. Differences in Fitness between Firefighter Trainee Academy Classes and Normative Percentile Rankings. Sustainability 2022, 14, 6548. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116548
Lockie RG, Orr RM, Montes F, Ruvalcaba TJ, Dawes JJ. Differences in Fitness between Firefighter Trainee Academy Classes and Normative Percentile Rankings. Sustainability. 2022; 14(11):6548. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116548
Chicago/Turabian StyleLockie, Robert George, Robin M. Orr, Fernando Montes, Tomas Jason Ruvalcaba, and J. Jay Dawes. 2022. "Differences in Fitness between Firefighter Trainee Academy Classes and Normative Percentile Rankings" Sustainability 14, no. 11: 6548. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116548
APA StyleLockie, R. G., Orr, R. M., Montes, F., Ruvalcaba, T. J., & Dawes, J. J. (2022). Differences in Fitness between Firefighter Trainee Academy Classes and Normative Percentile Rankings. Sustainability, 14(11), 6548. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116548