Observational studyInternational journal of obesity (2005)2021
Body mass does not reflect the body composition changes in response to similar physical training in young women and men.
Observational study in International journal of obesity (2005), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Sex differences in elite ski mountaineering aerobic performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of 34 Weeks of Military Service on Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Military Cadets of Angola.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- US Army basic combat training alters the relationship between body mass index and per cent body fat.BMJ military health · 2023Article
- Body composition changes during 8 weeks of military training are not accurately captured by circumference-based assessments.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Initial military training modulates serum fatty acid and amino acid metabolites.Physiological reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionU.S. Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) prepares new recruits to meet soldier physical demands. It also serves as a model of physical changes in healthy young nonobese women and men during an intensive 10-week training program without diet restriction. In this prospective observational study, we quantified the changes in lean mass and body fat induced by BCT in a large sample of men and women undergoing the same physical training program.
methodsYoung women (n = 573) and men (n = 1071) meeting Army health and fitness recruitment standards volunteered to provide DXA-derived body composition data at the beginning and end of BCT.
resultsDuring BCT, there was no change in body mass in women and a 1.7-kg loss in men. Relative body fat (%BF) declined by an average of 4.0 ± 2.4 and 3.4 ± 2.8 percentage points (±SD) for women and men, respectively. The greatest predictor of change in %BF during BCT for both sexes was %BF at the beginning of training. Women and men gained an average 2.7 ± 1.6 kg and 1.7 ± 2.0 kg of lean mass during BCT.
conclusionsArmy BCT produced significant effects on body composition despite minimal changes in total body mass. These findings demonstrate the ability of a 10-week sex-integrated physical training program to positively alter body composition profiles of young adults.
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