EFFECTS OF ISOMETRIC STRENGTH TRAINING ON SELECTED STRENGTH VARIABLES AMONG COLLEGE LEVEL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

This research aims to assess the Effects of Isometric Strength Training on Selected Strength Variables among College Level Volleyball Players. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty volleyball players were selected as subjects from Bharathiar University affiliated colleges, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. The age of the subjects was ranged from 21 to 25years. The subjects were further classified at random into two equal groups of 15 subjects, Group- I underwent isometric strength training and group-II acted Control Group (CG). Training period limited with three days in a week for six weeks of training. The selected criterion variables leg strength and core strength were assessed by wall squat and plank before and after the training period. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using dependent ‘t’ test.  From the results of the study, it was found that there was a significant enhancement on leg strength and core strength among college level men volleyball players.