EFFECT OF CROSS ROPE TRAINING ON STRENGTHENDURANCE AND FLEXIBILITY AMONG UNIVERSITY MEN STUDENTS

The purpose of the study was designed to examine the effect of cross rope training on strength endurance and flexibility of university men students. For the purpose of the study, thirty university men students studying bachelor’s degree in Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India were selected as subjects. They were divided into two equal groups. each group consisted of the fifteen subjects. Group I underwent cross rope training for three days per week for twelve weeks. Group II acted as control who did not undergo any special training programme apart from their regular physical education programme. The following variables namely strength endurance and flexibility were selected as criterion variables. All the subjects of two groups were tested on selected dependent variables by using bend knee sit-ups and sit and reach test respectively at prior to and immediately after the training programme. The analysis of covariance was used to analyze the significant difference, if any among the groups. The .05 level of confidence was fixed as the level of significance to test the ‘F’ ratio obtained by the analysis of covariance, which was considered appropriate. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference between cross rope training group and control group on strength endurance and flexibility. And also it was found that there was a significant improvement on strength endurance and flexibility due to twelve weeks of cross rope training.