Effect of Short Resting Interval Plyometrics Trainings and Weights Trainings on VO2max Among Colleges Students

Chan, Koon Ming (2020) Effect of Short Resting Interval Plyometrics Trainings and Weights Trainings on VO2max Among Colleges Students. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to observe the effect of 6-week short resting interval plyometric training and weight training on VO2max and body fat percentage among physically active college student. A total of 30 active male students from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College with mean age of 19.11±1.23 years old were recruited in this study. The participants were randomly assigned into three groups, plyometric training(PT) group(n=11) that involved plyometric exercise; the weight-training(WT) group(n=9) that involved lifting weight exercise; and the control group(CG)(n=10) that does not involve any training.The analysis of the results were done using the paired sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. The aerobic endurance and body composition was tested before and after the 6-week training. Both experimental group that participated in the 6-week training programme showed significant improvement in aerobic endurance in post-test compared to pre-test mean score, PT(p=.003) and WT(p=.007). The PT group shows significant difference in aerobic endurance compared to control group(p=.008). There was no significant difference were found among the three groups in terms of body fat percentage(p=.506). There was no significant difference were found among the three groups in terms of muscle mass(p=.439). Thus, the 6-week plyometric training and weight-training, using short rest interval, significant improved aerobic endurance in physically active college student. However, food intake should take into consideration for more valid body composition results in future studies.