International Journal of Physical Education Sports Management and Yogic Sciences
Year : 2020, Volume : 10, Issue : 2
First page : ( 26) Last page : ( 36)
Print ISSN : 2231-1394. Online ISSN : 2278-795X.

Effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on agility

Maniazhagu D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Email ID: drmaniazhagu@gmail.coffm

Online published on 4 September, 2020.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to know the effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on agility of junior athletes. Thirty school junior athletes from Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged between 15 to 17 years. The thirty subject were divided into three equal groups. The experimental group-1 (n=10,STbET) underwent strength training before endurance training, the experimental group-2 (n=10, STaET) underwent strength training after endurance training and group 3 served as control group (n=10, CG).The agility was chosen as criterion variables and tested by ‘T'test. The selected two treatment group's were performed three days in a week for the period of nine weeks, as per the stipulated training program. The agility was tested before and after the training period. The collected pre and post data was critically analyzed with apt statistical tool of one way analysis of co-variance. The ability of agility have show better in both treatment groups than the control group.

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Keywords

Concurrent training, Strength, Endurance, Agilityr, Ancova.

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