1 Physical Training Centre, Polish Air Force University, 08-530 Deblin, Poland
2 Aeromedical Training Department, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, 01-755 Warsaw, Poland
3 Institute of Human Sciences, WSB Merito University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland
* Corresponding author: Michał Breszka, ul. Dywizjonu 303 no. 35, 08-521 Deblin, Poland, e-mail: Send to: M.Breszka
Authors:
Breszka Michał: ORCID: 0000-0003-3116-9119
Jędrys Robert: ORCID: 0000-0002-3550-3279
Kowalczuk Krzysztof: ORCID: 0000-0002-8244-4451
Tomczak Andrzej: ORCID: 0000-0002-1351-740X
Abstract
Background and Study Aim: The ability to perform a specific physical task requires numerous activities from people. This depends on the type and intensity of effort directed towards a specific goal. In the military pilot’s professional work involving body adaptation to endure extreme +Gz acceleration values and maintaining situational awareness at the peak of their occurrence is one of the key elements. The aim of the study was knowledge on the impact of 40-hour specialized training including a set of isometric-breathing exercises on the tolerance level of +Gz accelerations among female cadets of the Polish Air Force University.
Material and Methods: The study involved 18 cadets, including 8 female cadets (experimental group) and 10 male cadets (control group) of the Polish Air Force University. The age of the surveyed cadets ranged from 20 to 22 years. The medical examinations of the group cadets were carried out twice before (study I) and after (study II) the implementation of the 40-hours long specialized physical training in a sample of female cadets and after standard physical education program in male cadets. In both studies, the tolerance limit of +Gz accelerations was determined in a human centrifuge, according to a linear program, and before each study, somatic features were measured.
Results: Before the applied training in the experimental group the tolerance level to +Gz accelerations was 5.78±0.12 G while after the training the participants improved their tolerance to +Gz accelerations by 7.19±0.58 G. The difference between the experimental group and control turned out to be statistically significant at a significance level of 0.05. The standard physical education program in the male cadets did not improve their tolerance to +Gz accelerations.
Conclusions: The 40-hours long specialized training in female cadets contributed to the improvement of the tolerance to +Gz accelerations and it seems reasonable to introduce this solution permanently into the physical education program for female cadets at the Polish Air Force University.
Keywords: the human centrifuge, intensity of effort, isometric-breathing exercises, training on SAGI, military pilots
AMA:
Breszka M, Jędrys R, Kowalczuk K, Tomczak A. The impact of 40-hour specialized training of female cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the tolerance of +Gz accelerations. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.APA:
Breszka, M., Jędrys, R., Kowalczuk, K., & Tomczak, A. (2024). The impact of 40-hour specialized training of female cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the tolerance of +Gz accelerations. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.Chicago:
Breszka, Michał, Robert Jędrys, Krzysztof Kowalczuk, and Andrzej Tomczak. "The Impact of 40-Hour Specialized Training of Female Cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the Tolerance of +Gz Accelerations." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology 20 (2024).Harvard:
Breszka, M., Jędrys, R., Kowalczuk, K., & Tomczak, A., 2024. The impact of 40-hour specialized training of female cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the tolerance of +Gz accelerations. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, 20.MLA:
Breszka, Michał, et al. "The Impact of 40-Hour Specialized Training of Female Cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the Tolerance of +Gz Accelerations." Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology, vol. 20, 2024.Vancouver:
Breszka M, Jędrys R, Kowalczuk K, Tomczak A. The impact of 40-hour specialized training of female cadets of the Polish Air Force University on the tolerance of +Gz accelerations. Archives of Budo Journal of Innovative Agonology. 2024;20.