Influence of Isolated and Combined Weight and Interval Trainings on Speed and Strength Endurance

Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of isolated and combined weight and interval trainings on speed and strength endurance. To achieve this purpose of the study, sixty men students studying in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Annamalai University were selected as subjects at random and they were divided into four equal groups of fifteen subjects each with age ranging from 18 to 24 years namely weight training group, interval training group, combined weight and interval training group and control group. The weight training group and interval training group underwent their respective trainings for three days per week for twelve weeks. Whereas, the combined weight and interval training group underwent weight training for three sessions per week for first six weeks and interval training for three sessions per week for remaining six weeks. The control group did not allow to participate in any special training programme apart from their regular physical education activities as per their curriculum. The following variables namely speed and strength endurance were selected as criterion variables. All the subjects of four 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, four 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 revealed that there was a significant difference among weight training, interval training, combined weight and interval training and control groups on speed and strength endurance. And also significant improvement were noticed due to weight training, interval training, combined weight and interval training.

Author Name : Dr. S. Arul

Keywords: Weight Training, Interval Training, Speed, Strength Endurance.