TRAINING OUTCOMES OF PLYOMETRICS TRAINING WITH YOGIC PRACTICES ON SELECTED MOTOR FITNESS VARIABLES AMONG MALE GYMNASTS

Keywords

Plyometric, yogic exercises, motor performance, children.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the training outcomes of Plyometrics with Yogic practices on selected Motor fitness variables to achieve the purpose of the study 30(12 to 18) years old male gymnasts were selected from various schools in Trichirapalli, Tamilnadu. The subjects were divided in to two groups, group I was treated as a experimental group-1 (n15=plyo with Yoga), group II was (n15=control group) did not perform any training. The students in the experimental group took training for 12weeks and six days a week (one hour each) at National College Indoor Stadium, Trichy, Tamilnadu. The control group maintained their daily routine activities and no special training was given. The collected means and standard deviations for each parameter are given In the comparison of the motor tests for pre and post test scores in experimental group Explosive Strength, t=6.76 (p< 0.01); Core Strength & Stability, t.4.67 (p<0.01); Flexibility, t=9.65 (p<0.01); Balance, (t=5.54,p<0.01); Speed, (t=3.91, p<0.01); Muscular Endurance, t=5.45 (p<0.01); Abdominal muscular endurance, t=3.32 (p<0.01); Strength endurance, t=3.46 (p<0.01). The comparison of the motor tests for pre and post test scores in control group the following are obtained: for Explosive Strength, t=0.305 (p> 0.05); Core Strength & Stability, t.1.456 (p>0.01); Flexibility, t=0.201 (p>0.05); Balance, (t=0.051,p>0.05); Speed, (t=0.325, p>0.05); Muscular Endurance, t=0.60 (p>0.05); Abdominal muscular endurance, t=0.624 (p>0.05); Strength endurance, t=1.477 (p>0.05).The study shows that combination of plyometric training with yogic practices were significantly developed motor performance variables when compared to the control group (p>0.05) among male gymnasts.