Relationship of Body Mass to Army Physical Fitness Test Performance in College ROTC Cadets

To evaluate the relationship of body mass and BMI to PFT components and total fitness score among college ROTC cadets. ROTC cadets (41 M and 21 F; age = 20.2 + or - or - 1.3 y, body mass = 77.3 + or - 13.1 kg, BMI = 24.4 + or - 2.8 kg/m super(2)) were evaluated for PU, SU, and RUN during routine class testing. Men had significantly better absolute performance scores on PU (82% higher), SU (19% higher), and RUN (20% higher) than women. Body mass (BM) was not significantly correlated in both genders with PU (M, r = -0.06; F, r = -0.08), SU (M, r = 0.00; F, r = 0.07), RUN (M, r = -0.02; F, r = -0.19), and total score (M, r = -0.03; F, r = -0.07).