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Improvement in
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Sharp improvement in physical efficiency among
A.S.T.P. soldiers during their first term of participation
in the Army Specialized Training Program has been dem-
onstrated at the twelve institutions in which the program
had its inception,

Average performances in pre-tests and post-tests
among 2,577 trainees who took the tests at these institu-
tions were as follows:

 

 

Test §-_ ~Pre-Test Post-Test Gainin % Gain
Events 3/31 to 4/12 6/14to 7/3 Perform- in Per-
ance formance
1. Push-ups 18.0 22.8 4.8 27%
2. Squat-jumps 30.7 38.6 7.9 26%
3. Sit-ups 32,0 41.4 9.4 30%
4, Pull-ups 9.0 t Lo 29% ©
5. 100 yd Pick- 27.00 sec. 24.6 sec. 2.4sec. 9%
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6. Burpee - 20 9.8 11.8 2.0 20%
7, 300 ydrun 47.1 sec. 44.4 sec. 2.7 sec. 6%

Test events 1,2,3 and 4, inwhich the performer re-
peats the exercise until he can no longer continue, meas-
ure roughly the soldier’s muscular tone, strength, and
endurance. The over-all average improvement in these
four events was 28%.

Test events 5,6 and 7, which are scored against
time, provide an index to the individual’s coordination,
speed and cardio-respiratory endurance. The average
improvement recorded in these events was 12%, which is
regarded as highly satisfactory.

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