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EFFECTS OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING AND COMBINATION OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING AND YOGA ON LEG EXPLOSIVE POWER AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE OF INTER COLLEGIATE MEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

. K. Bharathi and Dr. VST. Saikumar


Abstract

                  In order to assess the real facts the investigator made an attempt to examine the effect of plyometric training and combination of plyometric training and yoga on leg explosive power and body fat percentage of inter collegiate men volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the study 45 Subjects from Coimbatore district. Their age ranged from 18 to 23 years.  The subjects were randomly assigned to three equal groups. Group- I (n=15) underwent plyometric training group (PTG) and Group – II (n=15) underwent plyometric training with yoga group (PTWYG) and Group - III (n=15) acted as control group (CG). The plyometric training and combination of plyometric training was given to the experimental group for the periods of 8 weeks. The control group was not given any sort of training except their routine work. The following variables were measured with standard test items: leg explosive power and body fat percentage. Pre and post test was conducted on separate days with warmup. The leg explosive power assessed by standing broad jump test with unit of measurements in meters and body fat percentage assessed by moronic 306 handheld body fat monitor test with unit of measurement in points. The data collected from the subjects were statistically analyzed using ‘t’ test to find out whether significant mean difference existed at 0.05level of confidence.

 

Key words: Plyometric training, Yoga, leg explosive power,body fat percentage,Volleyball.

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