• DR. SUMA JOSEPH
• DR. GLORY DARLING MARGARET .J

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the variations in the tension- anxiety on the influence of speed training during low and high intensities in male sprinters. The investigator selected a total of 60 male sprinters from Chennai city schools, who were apparently normal and healthy. The subjects were from the age of 16 to 18 years and were trained athletes who had participated in state and national level competitions. An initial test was conducted to the subjects on the psychological variable tension- anxiety. By using match the pair technique, the subjects were divided into two equal groups namely Control Group and Experimental Group, based on the initial speed performance. The research design used in this study was equated group design. The speed training programme was scheduled for six days per week in the morning between 6.00 am and 8.00 am and in the evening between 4.00 pm and 6.00 pm. In every session the work out lasted approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. The training was given under the direct supervision of the investigator. The Profile of Mood States Questionnaire were administered and responses were collected in the evening during 1st, 4th, 8th,12th and 16th week of low and high intensity Speed Training. The collected data on tension – anxiety was statistically analyzed by using ANACOVA (Analysis of Covariance), after eight weeks of low and high intensity speed training. Since the 100mts sprint event demands a high level of gross motor behavior, the sprinters naturally tend to provoke additional more intense feeling of anxiety during high intensity training to meet the competition demands. Tension did not decrease during the training in sprinters and speculated that this reflected the stress of upcoming competition. It also indicated that sprinters benefit from elevated anxiety. Thus, in the present study the scores on Tension-Anxiety (TA) were increased as the training intensity increases from low to high.

Key words: Tension, Anxiety, Speed training, Sprinters

"ANALYSIS OF VARIATIONS IN TENSION: ANXIETY ON THE INFLUENCE OF SPEED TRAINING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no.1152-1155, April-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804413.pdf

"ANALYSIS OF VARIATIONS IN TENSION: ANXIETY ON THE INFLUENCE OF SPEED TRAINING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 4, page no. pp1152-1155, April-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1804413.pdf