Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part B (2024)

The purpose of the study was to find-out the effects of isolated and combined strength and power training on elastic power of women Mallakhamb players. To achieve the purpose of this study, sixty women Mallakhamb players were selected as subjects. The age, height and weight of the subjects ranged from 19 to 22 years, 162 to 170 centimetres and 58 to 70 kilograms respectively. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into four equal groups of 15 subjects each. Group I underwent strength training, group II underwent power training, group III underwent combined training and group IV acted as control. The collected data from the four groups prior to and post experimentation on elastic power 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 post hoc test to determine the paired mean differences, if any. The result of the study proved that due to effects of isolated and combined strength and power training significantly increased the elastic power of men mallakhamb players.