STRENGTH OPTIMISATION BY USING CROSS-TRAINING IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON FOR MILITARY STUDENTS

Cross-training is one of the most revolutionary training methods, which has become increasingly popular at international and national levels. Cross-training includes aerobic and anaerobic exercises, functional exercises, weight training exercises, Total (Body) Resistance Exercises (TRX), gymnastics and athletics exercises, and the key to this training method is the way of combining the exercises and the intensity at which they are performed. Military physical education aims at improving the overall physical development, exercise capacity and health status of military students, all of this leading to the formation of a well-trained military person able to withstand the stress and tensions existing in this profession. The purpose of the study is to provide effective solutions for modernising the military physical education lesson and to analyse the effects of using the specific cross-training method on strength as a motor ability. The research participants were 60 male military students aged between 18 and 23 years, who were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. The research methods used in this study are: observation, experiment, mathematical statistics and graphical method. The experiment highlights that students using the specific cross-training intervention have significantly improved their strength in the main muscle groups. In conclusion, the interpretation of the results obtained by participants reveals that the use of this training method in the military physical education lesson, as a compulsory subject in military higher education, is an effective solution for strength optimisation.