Nombre: ANTONIONY FANTECELLE JUNGER
Fecha de publicación: 28/08/2025
Supervisor:
Nombre |
Papel |
|---|---|
| DANILO SALES BOCALINI | Asesor |
Junta de examinadores:
| Nombre |
Papel |
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| DANILO SALES BOCALINI | Presidente |
| DIEGO RIBEIRO DE SOUZA | Examinador Externo |
| GILBERTO PIVETTA PIRES | Examinador Externo |
| RICHARD DIEGO LEITE | Examinador Interno |
Sumario: To resolve social conflicts, military police officers are required to have qualities such as physical conditioning, emotional control, and technical proficiency, both in firearm use and self-defense. Thus, the sum of these qualities defines the result of each occurrence; however, there is a lack of information on the relationship between physical fitness indicators and performance in proficiency in the use of firearms. Therefore, the objective of this study was to verify the correlation between physical fitness indicators and firearm proficiency performance in military personnel from Espírito Santo, Brazil. A total of 26 adult military police cadets of both sexes voluntarily participated in this study. Physical fitness was assessed according to the Physical Performance Evaluation Protocols of the Military Police of Espírito Santo, which included push-ups, agility, 2400-meter run, pull-ups, and sit-ups. Additionally, handgrip strength was measured using a dynamometer for both the dominant and non-dominant hands. Firearm accuracy was evaluated at the shooting range of the Military Police Academy, with participants in full uniform and using personal protective equipment (PPE) as per regulations. The defensive shooting method for life preservation was applied using standard issue firearms. Execution time was recorded, the final score was calculated based on the maximum points, and performance was assessed by dividing the total score by the execution time. Statistical analysis used Student’s t-test and Pearson’s linear correlation with a significance level of p < 0.05. No significant difference was found between dominant and non-dominant handgrip strength (Dominant: 36.07 ± 7.71 kgf, Non-dominant: 35.17 ± 7.57 kgf; MD: -0.903; 95%CI: - 2.769 – 0.9614; ES: 0.1731; p = 0.3278). Handgrip strength with the dominant hand in the shooting position was 42.20 ± 9.96 kgf. Regarding physical fitness performance, participants completed 48.12 ± 4.06 push-ups, 14.19 ± 3.46 pull-ups, 55.65 ± 4.17 sit-ups, 9.20 ± 0.36 seconds in the agility test, and 9.35 ± 0.78 minutes in the 2400-meter run. Shooting time averaged 61.81 ± 8.03 seconds, with a mean score of 9.42 ± 0.90 points, and shooting performance of 0.15 ± 0.02 points per minute. Positive correlations were found only between body mass (p = 0.04), dominant handgrip strength both with (p = 0.01) and without (p = 0.03) the shooting position, and score; and between body mass (p = 0.04), BMI (p = 0.02), and fat mass (p = 0.03) with shooting performance. In conclusion, our data suggest that although general physical fitness indicators do not correlate with firearm proficiency performance, improving handgrip strength may be an alternative to enhance shooting performance.
Keywords: military police; firearm; performance; accuracy
