• MUNINARAYANA SWAMY C
• Dr. R. Srinivasa

The aim and purpose of the investigation is to establish the effect of strength training programs (individual effect of weight training and free weight training) on Muscular Strength of school athletes. Forty Five subjects (n=45) were randomly assigned to three equal groups. Each group contains 15 subjects and they were school athletes of secondary schools who are from Government High Schools situated at Vidyanagara and Bettahalasuru, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The above subjects were assigned into Experimental Group-I (WTG) treated as Weight Training Group; Experimental Group-II (FWTG) treated as Free Weight Training Group and Group-III (CG) acted as control group. The Pre test scores were collected for all the subjects on Muscular strength collected by administering 1 RM Bench Press Test in kilograms. Experimental groups: Group-I practiced exercises with weight that is squat, bench press, half squad, biceps curl, quadrants extension, abdominal curl, lunges, half squad and Group-II practiced free weight exercises of floor push ups, sit ups, chin ups, vertical jump, broad jump, calf raises, flag exercises for a period of 12 weeks. The post test mean scores of upper body muscular strength was collected on said criterion variable after the said treatments. The difference between pre and post mean scores on muscular strength was considered as the effect of experimental treatments. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used to determine the significant mean scores for upper body muscular strength. Post hoc analysis was made by using LSD test when obtained F value was significant. The SPSS Package was utilized to get the results with the help of MS Excel program. The level of significant level was fixed at 0.05 level. It was concluded that strength training programs (weight training and free weight training) had a positive impact on developing upper body muscular strength (1 RM Bench Press Test) of school athletes. The weight training shows better in developing muscular strength when compared with free weight training exercises.

Strength Training, Muscular strength, 1 RM Bench Press, Weight Training, Free Weight Training, Secondary School Athletes

"EFFECT OF STRENGTH TRAINING PROGRAMS ON UPPER BODY MUSCULAR STRENGTH OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.423-427, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905H70.pdf

"EFFECT OF STRENGTH TRAINING PROGRAMS ON UPPER BODY MUSCULAR STRENGTH OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp423-427, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905H70.pdf