A study of the effect of plyometric and resistance training and their combination on flexibility of state level adolescent male athletes

Plyometrics is the combined reaction of, first a neural event followed quickly with a muscular contraction. Plyometrics was being incorporated into any sport that benefited from the explosive power it created. Resistance training is a form of strength training in which each effort is performed against a specific opposing force generated by resistance. The objective of the present study is to ascertain the effects of plyometrical and resistance training and their combination on flexibility of state level adolescent male athletes. So experimental method was used is the study. The present study was conducted on athletes studying in school of Ambala city from 13 to 18 years. As per the requirement of the study the players have been divided into three groups. i.e., control group and experimental group 1, and, experimental group 2. These subjects will be the players who have participated at state level competitions in athletes and each group comprised of 66 subjects. All the instruments to be used in this investigation should be found to be quite precise and reliable. For plyomeric training the researcher is going to use the following instruments. i.e. medicine ball, skipping ropes and wooden boxes of different size. For resistance training the researcher is going to use the following instruments. i.e. bar-bell, rubber plates of different weights, fixed bar (for pull-ups), adjustable bench (for bench press) and mats (for sit-ups). For testing the statistical significance of the difference between the group means and Analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) test was employed and further to access the significant improvement Level of Significant Difference (LSD) Test has been employed. To test the proposed hypothesis the level confidence chosen was at 0.05 level of significance. The results show that plyometric training is better than resistance as well as combination to improve flexibility.