EFFECT OF TABATA TRAINING ON CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE AMONG RECREATIONAL MALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Volleyball is a popular high-intensity intermittent sport characterized by repeated intense movements. HIIT training is adapted to develop healthrelated physical tness components such as aerobic tness and muscular endurance, which are essential for performing well in the game, where movements occur in intervals. Aim: To assess the impact of Tabata training (an alternative to HIIT) on cardiorespiratory tness and muscular endurance among male recreational volleyball players. Objectives: To evaluate cardiorespiratory tness (VO2max) by means of Cooper 12 minute run test and muscular endurance by means of number of push-ups and bent knee sit-ups before and after Tabata training among recreational male volleyball players. Methodology: The study design is a one-group pre-test, post-test design involving 30 male subjects recruited through convenient sampling 13 from the College of Physiotherapy and 18 from College of Nursing, SVIMS. Baseline demographic details (age, weight, height, BMI) were recorded before the study. Pre-values were measured before the Tabata training protocol, and post-values were measured after 8 weeks of training using the same outcome measures. Results: There was a signicant improvement in post-values of CRF and muscle endurance following the Tabata training protocol (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Tabata training led to signicant improvements in CRF and muscle endurance among recreational male volleyball players.