Volume 18, Issue 8 (2025) Fitness Assessment

Original Research

A Flexible Training Approach to Improving Concurrent Training Outcomes in Remote Trainees
Christopher Bonilla, Justin R. Kilian, and Robert L. Herron

Comparison of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Testing Measures in Children
Trey R. Naylor, Mariana V. Jacobs, Michael C. Taylor Jr., and Jody L. Clasey

No Differences in Lactate Threshold Across the Menstrual Cycle in Untrained Females
Bianca Alvarenga Rambo Galletti, Grant Chesbro, and Rebecca Larson

Comparison of a Low Load Eccentric Training Protocol and a Static Stretching Protocol on Hamstring Muscle Flexibility
Nancy Henderson, Haley Worst, Ryan Decarreau, Dixie Edalgo, Hunter Lewis, and James Rowe

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated with Physical Fitness and Activity Levels: An Exploratory Study of US College Students
Keegan T. Peterson, Gabrielle Barraco, Jennifer Niessner, Melissa Rodgers, and Melissa Bopp

A Descriptive Analysis of the Current State of Peace Officer Standards and Training Physical Fitness Requirements across the USA
Robert G. Lockie, Joseph M. Dulla

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Physical Fitness in Obesity Using Fox vs. Tanaka’s Maximum Heart Rate and Percentage vs. Karvonen Methods
Maninthorn Rugbumrung, Tavarintorn Rukbumrung, Sittiwit Impanya, Adison Thurayot

Exploring Changes in Body Composition Before and After a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Season of Marching Artists
Noelle J. Smith, Brett S. Nickerson, Ronald L. Snarr, Matthew P. Brancaleone

Associations of Laboratory- and Field- derived Measurements of Critical Power with W’-kinetics during 40-km Cycling Time Trial Performances
D. Luke Wilkins, Julie E. Taylor, Robert W. Pettitt, Mark Kramer

Differences in Fitness Between Cadet and General Population Firefighter Academy Recruits
Scott D. Brau, David J. Cornell, Benjamin J. Mendelson, Rudi A. Marciniak, Kyle T. Ebersole

Comprehensive Fitness Assessment in a Professional Military Education Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study
Daniel J. Lawson, Russell K. Lowell, Christopher B. Mobley, Katherine Frick, Nicholas C. Bordonie, Katie G. Clouse, Cameron D. Ott, Harrison C. Dimick, Nick R. Mauldin, JoEllen M. Sefton

The Effects of Exercise Training in a Novel Full-Body Compression Garment on Anaerobic Performance in Healthy Men
Benjamin W. Cunningham, Mikayla M. Reese, Jesse M. Jansen, Benjamin S. Minier, Curtis A. Cornell, Faith C. Benedict, Joshua T. Mayne, Justin A. O’Dell, Gabriel M. Lysak, James R. Sackett

Biddle Physical Ability Test (BPAT) Performance by Attempt in Southern California Structural Firefighter Candidates
Robert G. Lockie, Joseph M. Dulla, Jennifer Meloni, Kristina A. Ross, Robin M. Orr, J. Jay Dawes, Tomas J. Ruvalcaba

Ethnic Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Health Locus of Control
Kimberly Feiler

Effects of a Quadricep-Dominant vs. Functional Training Program on Activities of Daily Living, Functional Performance, and Motor Unit Recruitment in Older Adults
Brittany Followay, Tamera Holland, Larissa Rowley

Playing Surface Impacts Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test (Level 1) Performance and Validity of Indirect VO2max Estimation
Gianna Ferigne, Kloe Martin, Charlie Ottinger, Lauren Biscardi

Perceived Recovery and Muscle Fatigue in Professional Soccer Players During Preseason
Josip Maleš, Frane Žuvela, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Andrea De Giorgio, Goran Kuvačić

Development and Validation of a Running Drill Test Battery to Predict 5 m and 20 m Sprint Performance
Paula Matijašević, Josip Maleš, Luka Cikojević, Frane Žuvela, Goran Kuvačić

Comparative Analysis of Training Load and Technical Demands in various Small-Sided Games During Soccer Preseason
Jakov Marasović, Ante Rađa, Frane Žuvela, Luka Čikotić, Marko Erceg