Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of two different training modalities of protocols-resistance training, resistance circuit training on flexibility. Based on their training, sixty male collegiate kabaddi players were selected from vellalar college of engineering and technology, erode and there were divided into 3 equal groups: Group –I= a resistance training group (n=15), Group –II= a resistance circuit training group (n=15), and Group –III= a control group (n=15). The sit and reach test and 12 minutes cooper test were measured before and after a six-week training period. Subjects in each of the training groups trained 2 days per week, whereas control subjects did not participate in any training activity. The data was analyzed by t ratio, analysis of variance, and analysis of co-variance, scheffe’s post hoc test. The results showed that all the training treatments elicited significant (P<0.05) improvement in all of the tested variable of flexibility. However, the resistance circuit training group showed signs of improvement in the flexibility in sit and reach test performance that was significantly greater than the improvement in the other 2 groups (resistance training and control group). This study provides support for the use of a resistance circuit training of traditional weight training and circuit method to improve the flexibility.
