Effect of intensive interval training on speed of Annamalai university students

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyse the effect of intensive interval training on selected Speed parameter. To achieve the purpose of the study, forty five male students studying bachelor’s degree in physical education, from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India were selected as subjects at random. The age, height and weight of the subjects ranged from 19 to 21 years, 160 to 175 cms and 50 to 60 kg respectively. The selected subjects were medically examined by a qualified physician and certified that they were medically and physically fit enough to undergo the intensive running programme. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into two groups of 15 each namely experimental group I, experimental and II control group. The experimental group I underwent Intensive Interval Training and group II acted as control, who did not participate in any special training apart from their regular physical education programme of the curriculum. The experimental group underwent the respective training programme for three days a week for twelve weeks. The subjects were free to withdraw their consent in case they felt any discomfort during the period of their participation and there were no dropouts in this study. The collected data were statistically analysed by ANOVA the experimental group showed significant difference compare to control group.