Impact of a 5-Week Individualised Training Program on Physical Performance and Measures Associated with Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in Army Personnel: A Pilot Study.

To examine the feasibility and effect of an individualised and force-plate guided training program on physical performance and musculoskeletal injury risk factors in army personnel. Pre-post, randomised control. Fourteen male and five female Australian Army soldiers were randomised into two groups and performed 5-weeks of physical training. The control group ( Compared to the control group, the experimental group exhibited a significantly smaller improvement for weight-loaded march time (-0.7% ± 4.0% vs. -5.1% ± 3.0%, Individualised physical training was feasible within an army setting and, for the most part, produced similar physical, occupational and technological performances to that of standard, group-designed physical training. These preliminary results provide a foundation for future research to expand upon and clarify the benefits of individualised training programs on long-term physical performance and injury risk/incidence in active combat army personnel.