Comparison of Eight-week Effect of the Specific Police Training and Combined with Resistance Training on Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Police Officers

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare effect of the specific- police training and resistance training on physical performance of police officers. In this study، 34 policemen، with a mean age of 30. 53 ± 3. 50 years old، were selected from Lordegan city and were divided into two groups randomly، including police-based training (n = 17) and resistance training plus police-based training (n = 17)، respectively. Both groups trained for eight weeks، three sessions per week which each session lasted 45 to 60 minutes. Special training program included a combination of common police exercises involving endurance، sprint، obstacle crossing، and horizontal modified pull-up، Swedish swimming، climbing a stepladder، climbing wall and smooth it down. Resistance exercise program included training by the use of weights and dumbbells with a constant presence of a bodybuilding coach. At first، height and weight measurement، and then modified pull-up test، 4× 9 agility test، 60-meter sprint test، sit-up test، Wells flexibility test، 2400-meter running test were done. Student''s t test was used to analyze the data in order to compare the mean of the dependent and of the independent groups within groups and between groups. The results showed a significant difference in the strength of the abdominal muscles، shoulder girdle strength، cardiovascular and respiratory endurance، agility and flexibility between the two groups (p<0. 05). Also، no significant differences were observed in terms of speed and endurance chest muscles (p<0. 05). In general، it seems، compared with resistance training exercises، specific training exercises are more effective on physical fitness factors according to the pressure put on more muscle mass and also focuses on continuous aerobic exercises.