Abstract:
The study was designed to find out the effect of resistance training and resistance training with protein supplementation on lean body mass of inter-collegiate athletes. To achieve this purpose, forty five male inter-collegiate level athletes from various colleges affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh during the academic year 2014-2015 were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the selected subjects were ranged from 18 to 24 years. The selected subjects were divided into three equal groups of fifteen subjects each at random. Group-I underwent resistance training for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group-II underwent resistance training with protein supplementation for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group-III acted as control. The lean body mass was selected as dependent variable. The data collected from the experimental and control groups on selected dependent variable was statistically analyzed by paired ‘t’ test to find out the significant differences if any between the pre and post test. Further, percentage of changes was calculated to find out the chances in selected dependent variables due to the impact of experimental treatment. The data collected from the three groups prior to and post experimentation on selected dependent variable was statistically analyzed to find out the significant difference if any, by applying the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio value was found to be significant for adjusted post test means, the Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test. In all the cases the level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 level for significance. The result of the study also produced 4.83% of improvement due to resistance training, and 7.30% of improvement due to resistance training with protein supplementation on lean body mass of inter-collegiate level athletes.
Author Name : P. Srinivasa Rao & Dr. I. Devi Vara Prasad
Keywords: Resistance training, Protein supplementation and lean body mass.
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