EFFECT OF SPORTS SPECIFIC CIRCUIT TRAINING ON PERFORMANCE OF POWER LIFTER FOR

ALL INDIA UNIVERSITY

Mr. Vijay Kumar and Dr. Wilfred Waz

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of sports specific circuit training on performance of power lifting skills. Total ten male students of power lifting group who were selected for final selected trials for all India Inter-university from Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior were taken as subject for the purpose of the study. The chronological average age of subjects was between 22-25 years. There were only one group i.e., experimental. The pretest-Posttest design was used to collect the data. The subjects were exposed to selected sports specific circuit training for one hour four sessions per week for three weeks. The criterion variable was assessment of performance testing of power lifting skills by using Pre and final selections trials for participating in all India Inter university. Dependent ‘t’ test was computed for finding out the effectiveness of sports specific circuit training on power lifting performance. After conducting the pre and final selection trials before and after training, the training significantly affects the performance of power lifting in male group.

Keywords: Bench Press, Squat, Dead Lift, Sets and Repetition.