Pistol Shooting Performance Correlates with Respiratory Muscle Strength and Pulmonary Function in Police Cadets

Breathing patterns play a crucial role in shooting performance; however, little is known about the respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary capacities that control these patterns. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between shooting performance, respiratory muscle strength, and pulm...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 14; no. 12; p. 7515
Main Authors Karaduman, Emre, Bostancı, Özgür, Karakaş, Fatih, Kabadayı, Menderes, Yılmaz, Ali Kerim, Akyildiz, Zeki, Badicu, Georgian, Cataldi, Stefania, Fischetti, Francesco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2022
Subjects
Accuracy
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Diaphragm (Anatomy)
Firearms
Heart rate
Laboratories
Law enforcement
Muscle strength
Muscles
Physiology
Police
Posture
Pulmonary functions
Respiration
Respiratory function
Stress
Stress response
Sustainability
Training
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Summary:Breathing patterns play a crucial role in shooting performance; however, little is known about the respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary capacities that control these patterns. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between shooting performance, respiratory muscle strength, and pulmonary function and to determine differences in respiratory capacities according to the shooting performance categories in police cadets. One hundred sixty-seven police cadets were recruited to assess respiratory muscle strength, pulmonary function, and shooting performance in a well-controlled environment. Measurements included maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), slow vital capacity (SVC), maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), and pistol shooting scores. The shooting score had a moderate positive correlation with MIP (ρ = 0.33) and MEP (ρ = 0.45). FVC (ρ = 0.25), FEV1 (ρ = 0.26), SVC (ρ = 0.26) (p < 0.001) and MVV (ρ = 0.21) (p < 0.05) were slightly correlated with shooting score. There were differences between shooting performance categories in MIP, MEP, FVC, FEV1, SVC, and MVV (p < 0.001, p < 0.05). The results imply that both strong respiratory muscles and optimal pulmonary function may be one of the necessary prerequisites for superior shooting performance in police.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14127515