Effects of Different Types of Circuit Trainings on Selected Strength and Power Parameters

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of different types of circuit trainings namely stationary circuit training and parcourse training on selected strength and power parameters such as leg strength and explosive power in terms of vertical distance. To achieve this purpose, for five men students studying in the DRBCCC Hindu College, Pattabiram, Chennai, were selected as subjects at random and they were divided into three equal groups of fifteen subjects each with age ranging from 18 to 24 years namely stationary circuit training group, parcourse training group and control group. The stationary circuit and parcourse training groups underwent their respective trainings for three days per week for twelve weeks in which the control group did not participate any special training programme apart from their regular physical education activities as per their curriculum. The following variables namely leg strength and explosive power in terms of vertical distance were selected as criterion variables. All the subjects of three groups were tested on selected dependent variables at prior to and immediately after the training programme. The analysis of covariance was used to analyze the significant difference, if any among the groups. Since, three groups were compared, whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio for adjusted post test was found to be significant, the Scheffe’s test to find out the paired mean differences, if any. The .05 level of confidence was fixed as the level of significance to test the ‘F’ ratio obtained by the analysis of covariance, which was considered as an appropriate. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference among stationary circuit training group, parcourse training group and control group on selected criterion variables such as leg strength and explosive power in terms of vertical distance. And also it was found that there was a significant improvement on selected criterion variables due to stationary circuit training and parcourse training.

Author Name : Dr. M. Kulothungan

Keywords: Stationary Circuit Training, Parcourse Training, Strength And Power Parameters, Leg Strength, Explosive Power in Terms of Vertical Distance.