RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND 1RM TO SHOT PUT PERFORMANCE IN YOUNG MALE ADULTS OF HILLY AREA

The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between height, weight, and 1 RM to the shot put performance among school boys. To achieve the purpose of the study forty male subjects were selected from Govt. higher secondary school, Rabta, Jammu and Kashmir, the age group ranged between 17 to 21 years. All the subjects were physically active. The above selected variables were tested through height (stadio-meter), weight (weighing machine), and 1RM (bench press) respectively. Each subject was given three trails and the best performance was considered in the final score. The collected data was statistically analyzed with Pearson Product Moment correlation. The result of the study showed that there was a moderate positive correlation between weight and shot put performance, whereas a strong positive correlation was found between weight and shot put performance and 1RM and shot put performance. To test the hypothesis, the level of significance was set at 0.05.