Effect of Progressive Resistance Training Programme on Selected Physical Fitness Components among College Men

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of progressive resistance training programme on selected
physical fitness components among college men. To achieve the purpose thirty students were selected at random from Selvam Educational Institutions, Namakkal. Age ranged between 18 – 25 years for this study. The subjects were divided into two equal groups namely experimental group ‘A’ and Control group ‘B’. The experimental group ‘A’ under went eight weeks training program. No attempt was made to equate the groups in any manner. Training process has been carried out as per the scheduled Performa. The control group was not allowed any type of training other than the daily day to day activities. The data collected from the two groups prior to and after experimentation on selected variables; physical fitness components of strength, endurance, explosive power, speed and flexibility were statistically examined for significant differences. Analysis of co variance (ANCOVA) was applied to determine whether the training programmes produced significantly different improvements in selected variables after 8 weeks of training. The group mean gains recorded by the various groups during the experimental period of eight weeks to the criterion measures were tested for the significance by applying ‘t’ test. In all the cases 0.05 level of confidence will be utilized which was considered as an appropriate. Based on the result of the study it was concluded that, the progressive resistance training programme produced a significant development on the selected physical fitness components.

Author Name (s): J. Arul Prasad , Dr. D. Gokulakrishnan

Keywords: Resistance Training, Strength, Endurance, Speed.