Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Needful Physical Fitness Components among College level Kabaddi Players

Abstract :

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of aerobic and resistance training on needful physical fitness components among college level kabaddi players. For the present study the 30 male intercollegiate level kabaddi players were selected as subjects at random from, Tamilnadu, India and their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. For the present study pre test – post test random group design which consists of control group and experimental group was used. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of fifteen each and named as Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. Group ‘A’ underwent aerobic training and Group ‘B’ underwent resistance training. Speed was assessed by 50 metre dash and muscular endurance was assessed by sit ups. The data was collected before and after twelve weeks of training. The data was analyzed by applying Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA). The level of significance was set at 0.05. The aerobic training had positive impact on speed and muscular endurance among college level kabaddi players. The resistance training had positive impact on speed and muscular endurance among college level kabaddi players. Both the training methods have produced similar effects on speed and muscular endurance among college level kabaddi players.

Author Name : R. Ramesh Kumar & Dr.B.S.Shay in Sha

Keywords: Aerobic Training, Resistance Training, Speed, Muscular Endurance, Kabaddi.