• Dr. GP Raju.
• Dr.Sudhakara Babu Mande

The aim of the study was to find out the influence of step up training and sand training on selected strength variables among athletes. To achieve the purpose pre and post test random group research design was adapted and thirty athletes were randomly selected from different colleges in Andhra Pradesh. They were divided into three groups Group I underwent step up and Group II underwent sand running for a period of six weeks and Group III acted as control group. Step up training group after a warm up for 5 minutes underwent climbing stairs having 18 steps with vertical height of 3 meters with variation of slow, medium, high, medium and slow speed walk and sprints alternatively and finished each session with cool down exercises. Sand running group, after a warm up for 5 minutes underwent sand running with variation of slow, medium, high, medium and slow speed running alternatively and finished each session with cool down exercises and the sessions lasted for 40 minutes in each day, on alternate days, forming three days a week. .The study measured leg strength and back strength as the strength variables for this study. The collected data from three groups prior to and after completion of the experimental period on selected variables were statistically examined by applying Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The results proved that the adjusted mean differences among the groups, step up training, sand running and control was significant. The Scheffe’s post hoc analysis proved that leg strength of the step up training group was significantly better than sand running and control group. However, the results on back strength showed that though the both the experimental treatments significantly improved back strength comparing to control group, there was no significant difference between the treatment groups. It was concluded It was concluded that the step up training and sand training significantly improved strength variables, leg strength and back strength of athletes.

Step up training, Sand Running Training, Leg strength, Back Strength.

"INFLUENCE OF STEP UP TRAINING AND SAND TRAINING ON SELECTED STRENGTH VARIABLES.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e90-e94, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203413.pdf

"INFLUENCE OF STEP UP TRAINING AND SAND TRAINING ON SELECTED STRENGTH VARIABLES.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe90-e94, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203413.pdf