Effect of Short Term Endurance Training on Vo2 Max of Elite University Players

Abstract :
VO2max or maximal oxygen uptake is one factor that can determine an athlete’s capacity to perform sustained exercise and is linked to aerobic endurance. Athletes continually strive to push their capacity to exercise harder and longer and increase their endurance. Short-term endurance training consists of at a steady, but fairly high intensity just slightly higher than “race pace” for a shorter duration, usually 20-30 minutes at a steady pace. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of short-term endurance training on vo2 max of elite university players. For these purpose 30 university players, aged eighteen to twenty two years took part in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to short-term endurance training (n=15) or control (n=15) group. The training regimen lasted for three weeks. The selected dependent variable vo2 max assessed by using standard tests and procedures, before and after the training regimen. Analysis of covariance was used to determine the significant difference existing between pre-test and post-test on vo2 max. The analysis of data revealed that three weeks of short-term endurance training had an impact of 8.36% on vo2 max.

Author Name : Dr.S.Manikandan

Keywords: Training, Short-term endurance training, Physiology and Vo2 max.