COMPARISON OF STRENGTH TRAINING BETWEEN ON THE FLOOR

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to examine and to compare the effects of strength training between on the floor and with exercise ball. Ninety male students of Pechthanom school Lat Phrao district office Bangkok were purposively selected ages 9 – 11 years to be the subjects of this study. They were divided into three groups (30 players in each group). Combine with the first experimental group participated in strength training on the floor, the second experimental group participated in strength training with exercise ball. The data were analyzed in terms of mean, standard deviation, one way anova and one way analysis of variance with repeated measures. The results were found the significant difference at the .05 level, Bonferroni method was employed. The results were as follows:

1. The strength of the abdominal muscle between three groups, there were no statistically significant difference at the .05 level in pre-test. Whatever when compared in post-test I and post-test Il, they were statistically significant difference at the .05 level between the two experimental groups and the control group.

2. The comparison of the abdominal muscle strength in the experimental groups, which participated in strength training on the floor and participated in strength training with exercise ball. The end of the 4^th week and 8^th week, were statistically significant differences better than before training at the .05 level and the end of the 8^th week were statistically significant differences better than the end of the 4^th week at the .05 level.

3.  The strength of the pectoral muscle between three groups, there were no statistically significant difference at the .05 level in pre-test. Whatever when compared in post-test I and post-test Il, they were statistically significant difference, at the .05 level between the two experimental groups and the control group.

4. The comparison of the pectoral muscle strength in the experimental groups, which participated in strength training on the floor and participated in strength training with exercise ball. The end of the 4^th week and 8^th week, were statistically significant differences better than before training at the .05 level and the end of the 8^th week were statistically significant differences better than the end of the 4^th week at the .05 level.

(J. Sports Sci. Technol 2011; 11 (2): 32–47)