Perfil motor de operadores masculinos de forças especiais: uma revisão sistemática
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v81.118773Palavras-chave:
Militares, soldados, forças de operações especiais, perfil de condicionamento físico, aptidão físicaResumo
Objectivo: As unidades de Forças Especiais são responsáveis pela execução das operações mais exigentes e perigosas. Caracterizam-se principalmente por operadores de elite, elevado nível de condicionamento físico, empenho, criatividade, adaptabilidade a condições de combate variáveis e uma vasta gama de habilidades. Esta revisão sistemática visa fornecer uma visão geral do conhecimento atual sobre as capacidades motoras dos operadores de forças especiais do sexo masculino em todo o mundo e identificar os métodos utilizados para as avaliar.
Métodos: Foram realizadas pesquisas eletrónicas nas bases de dados Scopus, PubMed e Web of Science. Dos 8.632 estudos identificados, 38 cumpriram os critérios de inclusão. Resultados: A revisão mostrou que a resistência aeróbia e anaeróbia, a força e a potência são as capacidades motoras mais frequentemente analisadas. As capacidades motoras menos frequentemente analisadas incluem a agilidade, a velocidade, a flexibilidade e o equilíbrio.
Conclusões: Os resultados desta revisão indicam que a metodologia de avaliação deve ser padronizada para que os perfis motores possam ser comparados entre diferentes unidades de forças especiais e até mesmo entre outras populações. Além disso, a criação de um perfil motor e a aplicação de uma única bateria de testes podem auxiliar na seleção, treino e retorno acelerado à plena capacidade física dos operadores de forças especiais após lesões.
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Direitos de Autor (c) 2026 Wojciech Paśko, Francisco Santos, Diogo Martinho, Hugo Sarmento, Patryk Marszałek, Andreas Ihle, Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, Krzysztof Przednowek
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