Author(s): Dr. Bijender Singh Deshwal

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to realize the effect of selected weight training exercises on the growth of arm and leg strength of kabaddi players. The study was conducted with 20 wrestlers selected from the “Excellent residential school Palwal. The group of subjects was divided into two subject groups as experimental and control. The weight training schedule were administrated on experimental group with, different weight training exercises like ( standing barbell curls, standing dumbbell curls, dumbbell hammer curls, incline dumbbell curls, preacher curls, dumbbell concentration curls, lying barbell extension, close grip bench press, triceps dumbbell extensions, triceps bench dips, squat, dumbbell lunges, standing leg curls, dumbbell dead lift, and leg press). The weight training programme were carried out for a period of 8 weeks for 1 hour every evening, excluding Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Control groups were not given any treatment and were engaged in their own daily activity as per their routine. The leg strength of the subjects was measured by standing broad jump (SBJ) and the arm strength for pull- ups tests method. For the administration and scoring of these tests items procedure mention in AAPHER, youth fitness test (1958) was taken as the model. It was realized from the results of the study that there was significant effect of the weight training exercise on the leg strength as well as arm strength of the selected Kabaddi Players.

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