Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa, Oberdan Souza Kler, Luiz Felipe Souza Petrocchi Rezende, Henrique Levino Dos Santos Filho, Ytalo Mota Soares, Erick Dias Avelar, José Carlos Lima de Souza, Pedro Weldes da Silva Cruz, Lorenzo Laporta, Lucas Savassi Figueiredo
In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of acute fatigue on pistol shooting performance among Air Force marksmen. We compared the accuracy, precision, speed-accuracy trade-off, shooting cycle time, and hits on a silhouette target among 12 Brazilian Air Force servicemen ( M age = 21.5, SD - 1.6 years) under both fatigue and non-fatigue conditions in a crossover design. In the fatigued condition, the participants performed a fatigue protocol composed of side runs, vertical jumps, push-ups, running, and burpees exercises before shooting...
September 5, 2023: Perceptual and Motor Skills