Body Size and the Infantry??

[JJ_BPK]

I wonder if anyone has ever created a report similar to this, about "average" player sizes,, for Infantry, Rangers, & SF??

The discussion of sexes might be easier if one had basic information on what it takes to be a successful troop in an Infantry unit??

This article is not pointed at my question. It has a different agenda, but the base info and premise that to be a top tier troop in a sport you need certain physical attributes..

Professional athletes have come to represent the pinnacle of physical ability, serving as a cultural image of performance and physique. With millions watching sporting events, these body ideals have been planted firmly in the mainstream’s consciousness. But what happens when these examples inspire behavior that goes beyond what’s healthy in pursuit of the perfect body?

When it comes to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, male sufferers of such conditions have historically been a less-studied group. Yet about one in four people struggling with eating disorders are men – and there are likely more who are reluctant to seek assistance due to embarrassment or stigma. Just as women’s eating disorders are often influenced by cultural and media beauty standards, men’s disordered eating habits and body image concerns can be affected by images idealizing peak fitness and muscularity. Rather than simply trying to lose weight, many male sufferers of eating disorders are instead focused on attempting to gain muscle while shedding fat, in pursuit of a body reflecting these promoted ideals. But in trying to attain such a body, men may engage in dangerous eating behaviors and other habits that can put their health at risk.

So just how much do these images of pro athletes diverge from the average man’s body? How far would men have to go to get the physiques of sports stars? We compiled statistics from the NFL, MLB, NBA, and other major sports leagues to determine the average body size of players in each field and compared them to the body sizes of men around the world. Read on to learn about the dangerous lengths men would have to go to make these ideals a reality.
http://www.psychguides.com/interact/...erage-athlete/

[Chairborne64]

When I was in the requirements shop at USSOCOM I was doing some research and there had been a study done by big Army on the average size of Infantrymen I believe it was related to light infantry in AFG. Anyway, it seems like it was about 5'11 180. I remember thinking to myself that is a decent size High School linebacker. I will see if I can dig that study up again.

[Chairborne64]

Originally Posted by Brush Okie

You guys don't understand. Women are superior to men in every way, just watch the movies and the 125lb female whipping a bunch od 200+lb hand to hand experts. Did you people not watch kill bill?

I guess I am just a caveman! I do know that I am 6'2 and well over 200lbs and am really broken by some of the loads I carried. Here is a link to one of the studies. It does not have size but if you do the math on their fighting load to percentage of body weight the average infantryman is about 180lbs.

http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/m...LoadReport.pdf

[PSM]

JJ, this immediately came to mind:

[Old Dog New Trick]

Originally Posted by Chairborne64

I guess I am just a caveman! I do know that I am 6'2 and well over 200lbs and am really broken by some of the loads I carried. Here is a link to one of the studies. It does not have size but if you do the math on their fighting load to percentage of body weight the average infantryman is about 180lbs.

http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/m...LoadReport.pdf

The average Infantrymen is also 22-24 years old and 180lbs of lean muscle. (Don't quote me on that. I may have made it up but I'm close. It would go down quite a bit if you got rid of the platoon sergeant.)

[sg1987]

FWIW, I was an 18 yr. old 11B; 6’2 – 165 to 170 lbs. I could max the PT test and met rucking requirements. That said, I must confess, as a skinny kid, the rucking did kick my ass. (quit laughing Q.P’s)

[PSM]

Does anyone know what the VN Infantry stats are? It seems that we were smaller overall back then. I would think a draft tends to skew the results.

Pat