1Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Bhupal Noble's University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
2Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Bhupal Noble's University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Online Published on 14 June, 2023.
The aim of this study to evaluate the effect of resistance training on the five major components of physical fitness i.e. Agility, Endurance, Flexibility, Speed, and Strength on male Handball players.
Sixty male Handball players (age 18 +/- 2 years) having more than 6 years of training age were divided in two Experimental Group (EG) and Control group (CG) (30 each). The experimental group were given 8 weeks (3 times/week) of resistive training programme prepared by the investigators and control group were attending their regular coaching programme and doing free had conditioning.
A significant difference was found between the experimental group and control group for pretest and posttest scores for pull-ups, bent knee sit ups, shuttle run, standing broad jump, 100 yards dash and 1500 yards.
In male Handball player’s five major components of physical fitness i.e. Agility, Endurance, Flexibility, Speed and Strength were improved significantly after the 8 weeks of resistance training programme.
Resistance Training, Agility, Endurance, Flexibility, Speed, Strength
