Efficacy of the combination of aerobic training with explosive strength training and resistance training on cardio respiratory endurance of female football players

Abstract

The intention of this study was to investigate the effect of twelve weeks of combined aerobic with explosive strength training and aerobic with resistance training on cardio respiratory endurance of female football players. To achieve the purpose of the study sixty female football players from various colleges affiliated to Calicut University, Kerala Sate, were selected as subjects and their age ranged from 18 to 22 years. The selected subjects were randomly assigned to either combined aerobic with explosive strength training (n=20), combined aerobic with resistance training (n=20), or control (n=20) groups. The training regimen lasted for twelve weeks. The selected dependent variables were assessed using standard tests and procedures, before and after the training regimen. Analysis of covariance was used to determine the significant difference existing between pretest and posttest on selected dependent variables. The results suggest that both the combined aerobic with explosive strength training and combined aerobic with resistance training are significantly improved the cardio respiratory endurance of female football players. However, combined aerobic with resistance training was found better than combined aerobic with explosive strength training in improving cardio respiratory endurance.