• Jatinder Pal
• Dr. Pravin Kumar

The purpose of this investigation was to compare among male weight lifters Inter-College Level (N1=20); State Level (N2=15) and National Level (N3=12) on the variable, “Mental Skill”. Forty-Seven (N=47), subjects between the age group of 21-26 years volunteered to participate in the study. The data was collected through the administration of Mental Skill Questionnaire as developed by Hardy and Nelson (1996). The six areas of mental skills covered by this questionnaire are: Imagery Ability, Mental Preparation, Self Confidence, Anxiety and Worry Management, Concentration Ability and Relaxation Ability. The independent-samples t test (between-groups design) were used to evaluates the difference between the means of two independent or unrelated groups. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Imagery Ability: - The test statistic F equals 0.344654, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093]. Mental Preparation: - The test statistic F equals 1.795669, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093]. Self Confidence: - The test statistic F equals 0.0436917, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093]. Anxiety and Worry Management: - The test statistic F equals 1.007132, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093]. Concentration Ability: - The test statistic F equals 0.713491, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093]. Relaxation Ability: - The test statistic F equals 0.0166948, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093] andMental Skills: - The test statistic F equals 0.422413, is in the 95% critical value accepted range: [-∞: 3.2093].

Mental Skill, Weight Lifters, Imagery Ability, Mental Preparation Self Confidence, Anxiety and Worry Management, Concentration Ability, Relaxation Ability.

"INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL SKILL AMONG MALE WEIGHT LIFTERS: COMPARATIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.460-464, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901E56.pdf

"INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL SKILL AMONG MALE WEIGHT LIFTERS: COMPARATIVE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp460-464, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901E56.pdf