Jaapar, Siti Hawa Zulaikha (2017) Effects of load carrying training on core Strength, balance and jumping mechanics of Female reserve officer training unit cadets. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Abstract
Carrying a backpack imposes stress to the back of the body and lower limbs. In Reserve Officer Training Unit (ROTU), carrying a backpack with load is a must as it was included in the training drafted by the Malaysian Armed Forces. This study examined the effects of weight training on the core strength, balance and jumping mechanics in 20 female ROTU cadets (Backpack group = 10, Control group = 10). Both groups undergone 6 weeks with twice a week of physical training, performing a 2.4 km run, 3 sets of jumping jacks (20 reps each set) and 3 sets of squats (10 reps each set). The Backpack group earned a military issue backpack with a total weight of 8 kg while the Control group carried nothing. Four tests were done prior and after the training sessions which were, Modified Plank Test to assess core strength; Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) to assess static balance; Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) to assess dynamic balance and Drop Vertical Jump test to assess the jumping mechanics through the evaluation of Frontal Plane Projection Angle (FPPA) of the knee joint. There were no statistically significant differences in the core strength, static balance and FPPA when comparing between the two groups at pre- and post-training. There was statistically significant difference in the dynamic balance between the two groups at pre-training, but no statistically significant difference at post-training. These results suggest that training with backpacks with a load of 8 kg does not have any major effects on the core strength, static and dynamic balance, and jumping mechanics of female ROTU cadets.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | load carrying training |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan (School of Health Sciences) > Monograph |
| Depositing User: | Mr Abdul Hadi Mohammad |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2025 03:49 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2025 03:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/62897 |
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