The purpose of the study was to find out enhancement of speed endurance through low moderate and high intensity resistance training programmes among college women athletes. For this purpose, Sixty (N=60) women athletes who had participated in inter polytechnic athletic meet were randomly selected as subjects. They were divided randomly into four groups of fifteen each i.e., (n=15) Group-I underwent Low Intensity Resistance Training (LIRT), Group-II underwent Medium Intensity Resistance Training (MIRT), Group-III underwent High Intensity Resistance Training (HIRT) and Group-IV acted as Control(CG). The experimental groups underwent respective training period for three days per week for twelve weeks. The dependent variables selected for this study was Speed Endurance. Speed Endurance was assessed by 150 Meters Run Test. All the subjects were tested prior to and immediately after the experimental period on the selected dependent variables. The data obtained from the experimental groups before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed with dependent ‘t’-test and Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Whenever the ‘F’ ratio for adjusted post assessment means was found to be significant, the Scheffe’s Post hoc test was applied to determine the paired mean differences. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 level for all the cases.  The Medium Intensity Resistance Training group(MIRT) has been found to be better than the Low Intensity Resistance Training group(LIRT), High Intensity Resistance Training group(HIRT) and Control group(CG) in developing speed endurance.

Keywords: Resistance Training, Intensity, Low Intensity, Medium Intensity, High Intensity, Speed Endurance