Impact of isolated combined medicine ball training and resistance training on arm explosive power and arm strength of intercollegiate throwers

Abstract

This study was totally (N=80) eighty throwers (shot put, discuss, javelin, Hammer throwers) were selected as samples from the qualified athletes in Bharathiar University Inter-Collegiate athletic meet were selected. They were outstanding and average throwers (Shot put, Discus throw, Javelin, Hammer throw) in the Inter-Collegiate athletic meet, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The selected subjects eighty (N=80) were divided into four equal groups. Each group consists of 20 subjects. The Experimental group – I was underwent to Medicine Ball Training (MBT), Experimental group – II was underwent to Resistance Training Group (RTG), Experimental group – III was underwent to Combination of Medicine Ball and Resistance Training (CMBARTG) and group – IV acted as Control Group (CG). The ages of subjects were ranged from 19 to25 years. Whenever the ‘F’ ratio was found to be significant for adjusted post-test means, Scheffe’s post hoc test was used to determine which of the paired mean difference was significant.