Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services (1990)

Chapter: 7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.

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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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Suggested Citation: "7 The Relationship of Body Size and Composition to the Performance of Physically Demanding Military Tasks." Institute of Medicine. 1990. Body Composition and Physical Performance: Applications for the Military Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2031.
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