ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to find out the influence of different workout frequency in resistance training on cortisol among college men students. 45 men students were chosen as respondents for the study and their age ranged between 18-21 years. The twelve week training program was conducted for the three groups: 3days in a week, 5days in a week named as experimental groups underwent resistance training program and control group was under observation. The cortisol was measured by collection of blood sample before and after the training period. The collected data was analyzed by using (ANCOVA) analysis of covariance. The outcomes of the present study revealed that the cortisol has slightly decreased in the experimental groups than in the control group. Moreover, there was no significant change between the 5days in a week resistance training and 3days in a week resistance training group after the 12 weeks of training.