Physical performance responses during 72 h of military operational stress

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1814-1822

  Nindl, Bradley C ^a   Leone, Cara D ^a   Tharion, William J ^a   Johnson, Richard F ^a   Castellani, John W ^a   Patton, John F ^a   Montain, Scott J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy restriction; Military personnel; Occupational performance; Overtraining; Sleep deprivation; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SKILL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036841688     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200211000-00019     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Bahr, R., P. K. Opstad, J. I. Medo, and O. M. Sejersted. Strenuous prolonged exercise elevates resting metabolic rate and causes reduced mechanical efficiency. Acta. Physiol. Scand. 141:555-563, 1991.
2. Castalano, J. F. Effect of perceived proximity to end of task upon end-spurt. Percept. Mot. Skills 36:363-372, 1973.
3. Daube, J. R. Rucksack paralysis. JAMA 208:2447-2452, 1969.
4. Fogelholm, G. M., R. Koskinen, J. Laakso, T. Rankinen, and I. Ruokonen. Gradual and rapid weight loss: Effects on nutrition and performance in male athletes. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 25:371-377, 1993.
5. Fogelholm, M. Effects of bodyweight reduction on sports performance. Sports Med. 18:249-267, 1994.
6. Friedl, K. E. When does energy deficit affect soldier physical performance? In: Not Eating Enough: A Report of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, B. M. Marriot (Ed.). Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1995, pp. 253-283.
7. Friedl, K. E., R. J. Moore, L. E. Martinez-Lopez, et al. Lower limit of body fat in healthy active men. J. Appl. Physiol. 77:933-940, 1994.
8. Fry, A. C., W. J. Kraemer, F. van Borselen, et al. Performance decrements with high-intensity resistance exercise overtraining. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 26:1165-1173, 1994.
9. Guezennec, C. Y., P. Satabin, H. Legrand, and A. X. Bigard. Physical performance and metabolic changes induced by combined prolonged exercise and different energy intakes in humans. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 68:525-530, 1994.
10. Gutierrez, A., M. Gonzalez-Gross, M. Delgado, and M. J. Castillo. Three days fast in sportsmen decreases physical work capacity but not strength or perception-reaction time. Int. J. Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 11:420-429, 2001.
11. Hackney, A. C., J. M. Shaw, J. A. Hodgdon, J. T. Coyne, and D. L. Kelleher. Cold exposure during military operations: Effects on anaerobic performance. J. Appl. Physiol. 71:125-130, 1991.
12. Haslam, D. R. The military performance of soldiers in sustained operations. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 55:216-221, 1984.
13. Henschel, A., H. L. Taylor, and A. Keys. Performance capacity in acute starvation with hard work. J. Appl. Physiol. 6:624-633, 1954.
14. Horne, J. A., N. R. Anderson, and R. T. Wilkinson. Effects of sleep deprivation on signal detection measures of vigilance: Implications for sleep function. Sleep 6:347-358, 1983.
15. Johnson, M. J., K. E. Friedl, P. N. Frykman, and R. J. Moore. Loss of muscle mass is poorly reflected in grip strength performance in healthy young men. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 26:235-240, 1994.
16. Johnson, R. F., D. J. Merullo, S. J. Montain, and J. W. Castellani. Marksmanship during simulated sustained operations. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergonomics Soc. 45:1382-1385, 2001.
17. Keys, A., J. Brozek, A. Henschel, O. Mickelsen, and H. L. Taylor. The Biology of Human Starvation, Vol. 1. Minneapolis, MN: The University of Minnesota Press, 1950, pp. 1255-1342.
18. Knapik, J., W. Daniels, M. Murphy, P. Fitzgerald, F. Drews, and J. Vogel. Physiological factors in infantry operations. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 60:233-238, 1990.
19. Knapik, J. J., B. H. Jones, C. Meredith, and W. J. Evans. Influence of a 3.5 day fast on physical performance. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 56:428-432, 1987.
20. Kraemer, W. J., S. A. Mazzetti, B. C. Nindl, et al. Effect of resistance training on women's strength/power and occupational performances. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 33:1011-1025, 2001.
21. Krueger, G. P. Sustained military performance in continuous operations: Combatant fatigue, rest and sleep needs. In: Handbook of Military Psychology, R. Gal and A. D. Mangelsdorff (Eds.). Chichester, UK: Wiley, 1991, pp. 255-277.
22. Legg, S. J., and J. F. Patton. Effects of sustained manual work and partial sleep deprivation on muscular strength and endurance. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 56:64-68, 1987.
23. Lundberg, U., M. Granqvist, T. Hansson, M. Magnusson, and L. Wallin. Psychological and physiological stress responses during repetitive work at an assembly line. Work Stress 3:143-153, 1989.
24. Mcnair, D. M., Lorr, M., and L. E. Droppleman. Profile of Mood States Manual. San Diego, CA: Educational and Industrial Testing Service, 1971.
25. Nindl, B. C., K. E. Friedl, P. N. Frykman, L. J. Marchitelli, R. L. Shippee, and J. F. Patton. Physical performance and metabolic recovery among lean, healthy men following a prolonged energy deficit. Int. J. Sports Med. 18:317-324, 1997.
26. Nindl, B. C., K. E. Friedl, L. J. Marchitelli, R. L. Shippee, C. D. Thomas, and J. F. Patton. Regional fat placement in physically fit men and changes with weight loss. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 28: 786-793, 1996.
27. Nindl, B. C., E. A. Harman, J. O. Marx, et al. Regional body composition changes in women after 6 months of periodized physical training. J. Appl. Physiol. 88:2251-2259, 2000.
28. Opstad, P. K., R. Ekanger, M. Nummestad, and N. Raabe. Performance, mood, and clinical symptoms in men exposed to prolonged, severe physical work and sleep deprivation. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 49:1065-1073, 1979.
29. Pandorf, C., B. C. Nindl, S. J. Montain, et al. Reliability of two tests of militarily relevant physical performance tasks. Can. J. Appl. Physiol. (in press).
30. Patton, J. F., J. A. Vogel, A. I. Damokosh, and R. P. Mello. Effects of continuous military operations on physical fitness capacity and physical performance. Work Stress 3:69-77, 1989.
31. Rognum, T. O., F. Vartdal, K. Rodahl, et al. Physical and mental performance of soldiers on high- and low-energy diets during prolonged heavy exercise combined with sleep deprivation. Ergonomics 29:859-867, 1986.
32. Taylor, H. L., E. R. Buskirk, J. T. Anderson, and F. Grande. Performance capacity, and effects of caloric restriction with hard physical work on young men. J. Appl. Physiol. 10:421-429, 1957.
33. Wilson, G. J., R. U. Newton, A. J. Murphy, and B. J. Humphries. The optimal training load for the development of dynamic athletic performance. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 25:1279-1286, 2001.
34. Zachwieja, J. J., D. M. Ezell, A. D. Cline, et al. Short-term dietary energy restriction reduces lean body mass but not performance in physically active men and women. Int. J. Sports Med. 22:310-316, 2001.