THE EFFECT OF INCLINE RUN, DECLINE RUN AND RUNNING WITH LIGHT WEIGHT ON PLAIN SURFACE ON CARDIO RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE OF COLLEGE ATHLETES IN PERIYAR UNIVERSITY

Keywords

Incline Run, Decline Run, Plain Surface Run, Cardio Respiratory Endurance

Abstract

The present study aimed to achieve the effect of incline run, decline run and running with light weight on plain surface on cardio respiratory endurance of college athletes in Periyar University. The sample for the present study is sixty Male athletes between the age group of nineteen to twenty two years studying various colleges affiliated to Periyar University, Salem, and Tamil Nadu were selected as subjects. The subjects were randomly divided into four equal of fifteen(n=15) each namely, Incline Surface Running group, Decline Surface Running group, Running with light weight on Plain surface group and control group. All the Experimental groups underwent their respective experimental training for 12 weeks. Cardio respiratory endurance was selected as dependent variable and it was measured through Twelve Minute Cooper Test. The athletes were made to run twelve minute in four hundred meters track at Gandhi Stadium Salem in the batch of ten Members and the results recorded based upon the distance covered in the twelve minutes. All the subjects were tested prior to and after the training for all the selected variables. The data collected from the four groups prior to and post experimentation was statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Scheffe’s post hoc test was applied to determine the significant difference between the paired means. In all the cases 0.05 level of significance was fixed.This study shows that experimental groups athletes are having good Cardio Respiratory Endurance compare to Control group and the Incline Surface Running group has covered the more distance in twelve minute.