Effects of Isolated and Concurrent Low Intensity Strength and Endurance Trainings on Selected Strength Parameters

The purpose of the present investigation is to examine the effects of isolated and concurrent low-intensity strength and endurance training on selected strength parameters of untrained college men. To achieve the purpose of the study, a total of 60 untrained college men were selected randomly as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged between 17 and 23. All of them were healthy and normal. The number of groups was limited to four, viz. Experimental group I, Experimental group II, Experimental group III and Control (CON). Group I performed low-intensity strength training, group II performed low-intensity endurance training, group III was assigned concurrent low-intensity strength and endurance training, and group IV acted as a control. The data collected from the four groups prior to and post experimentation on selected strength parameters were statistically analyzed to find out the significant difference if any, by applying the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Since four groups were involved, whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio value was found to be significant for adjusted post-test means, the Scheffe’s test was applied as a post hoc test to determine the paired mean differences, if any. In all the cases, the level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 for significance. Due to low-intensity strength training, low-intensity endurance training, and concurrent training, the untrained college men’s arm and shoulder strength and grip strength were improved significantly. Although low intensity strength training (LISTG) and concurrent training (CTG) are better than low intensity endurance training (LIETG), low intensity strength training (LISTG) is better than concurrent training (CTG).