IMPACT OF VARIED INTENSITIES OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON SELECTED STRENGTH AND POWER PARAMETERS OF MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Keywords

Plyometric, Intensity, Volleyball, Strength, Power.

Abstract

he purpose of the study was to find out the impact of varied intensities of plyometric training on selected strength and power parameters of male volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty male volleyball players were randomly selected from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India and their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The selected subjects were divided into three groups of fifteen subjects in each. Group I acted as low intensity plyometric training and group II acted as high intensity plyometric training and group III acted as control group. Muscular strength was assessed by sit ups, grip strength was assessed by dynamometer, explosive power was assessed by standing broad jump and elastic power was assessed by bunny hops test. The experimental groups participated for a period of eight weeks for alternate three days in a week and the post-tests were taken. To find out the difference between the two groups paired‘t’ test was used. The result reveals that the experimental groups showed better performance on muscular strength, grip strength, explosive power and elastic power than the control group.