Intercorrelation analysis of physical preparedness indices in guards

Abstract

The aim of our work was to investigate the physical preparedness of guards from a private security service by applying numerous tests and to make a correlative study in search of relations among different indices. Compiling the guards' examination programme and adapting it for practical purposes, it is reasonable to rely upon a significantly smaller number of tests. In aerobic endurance examination, rather informative is the 3000-m running test, which provides also reliable information on the functional capacity of the circulatory system. Evaluating hand force, it is sufficient to apply one test of squeezing the dynamometer with the leading hand. The local endurance of muscular force can be assessed by using only the pull-up test. The standing jump test is informative of single muscular contraction power, but also provides much more information about the physical fitness of an individual. Psychomotor response time, 10-s movement frequency and single movement rate are based on different functional mechanism and cannot replace one another. The 100-m running speed is only insignificantly influenced by separate forms of swiftness manifestation and should be regarded as the running speed measurement test but not as a universal test of assessing the physical quality of swiftness.