Isolated and Combined Influence of Weight Training and Ladder Training on Selected Physical Variable among Men Kabaddi Players

The purpose of the study was to find out the isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training on selected physical variable among men kabaddi players. To execute the investigation, forty five men kabaddi players studying in various colleges of Madurai Kamaraj University, within 30 kilometers radius of Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Tamilnadu during the academic year 2014-2016, were selected as subjects at random from the total population of 100 players. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 23 years. The subjects were further classified at random into three equal groups of 15 subjects each in which group – I (n = 15) underwent Ladder training for three days per week for twelve weeks and group – II (n = 15) underwent combined influence of weight training and ladder training programme for three days per week for twelve weeks and group - III (n = 15) acted as control who were not undergo any special training programme. The selected criterion variables such as Agility and Abdominal strength were assessed before and after the training period. The collected data were statistically analysed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). From the results of the study it was found that there was a significant improvement on Agility and Abdominal strength for Isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training when compared with the control group. All students in experimental group, the Isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training programme were fixed accordingly. Then the experimental group underwent Isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training programme for 6 days per week for 12 weeks. The control group did not participate in any special training programme on strenuous physical activities apart from their day to day activities. The experimental group underwent their Isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training under the instruction and supervision of the investigator. The data were collected on selected criterion variables such as Agility was measured by shuttle run with the seconds and Abdominal strength was measured by modified sit-ups test with numbers at before and after the twelve weeks of Isolated and combined influence of weight training and ladder training as pre and post-test. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was applied to find out significant difference if any between the experimental and control group. The Scheffe’s test was applied as post-hoc test whenever the ‘F’ ratio of the adjusted post-test means was found to be significant at 0.05 level of confidence. All the data were analyzed using statistical package (SPSS) in the computer. From the results of this study it was found that there was a significant improvement on agility and abdominal strength for isolated and combined influence weight and ladder training group when compared with the control group