EFFECTIVENESS OF EXERCISES TRANNING PROGRAMME IN TEARMS OF ABDOMINAL STRENGHT AND FLEXIBILITY OF MALE BOXE

The purpose of the study was to determine whether eight weeks Exercise Training Programme (ETP) could improve Abdominal Strength and Flexibility of state level boxing players. To achieve this purpose 40 state level boxers belonging to 16 to 19 years age group were selected. These players were divided into two equal groups viz. the Experimental Group (Exercise Training Program Group, N=20) and the Controlled Group (N=20). The Exercise Training Group was imparted training for 6 days a week for 8 weeks, every day for 4 hours (morning 2 hours and evening 2 hours). The data were collected before and after training for both groups. The data was analyzed by using One Way ANCOVA. The result of the study showed that the Exercise Training Program has significantly improved the Abdominal Strength and Flexibility of the boxers of the Experimental Group as compared to the controlled group. The study concluded with the conclusion that the eight weeks Exercise Training Program (ETP) designed by the researcher is found effective for the improvement of Abdominal Strength and Flexibility of male boxers