~ 5 ~ International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences 2019; 4(1): 05-07 ISSN: 2456-4419 Impact Factor: (RJIF): 5.18 Yoga 2019; 4(1): 05-07 © 2019 Yoga www.theyogicjournal.com Received: 07-11-2018 Accepted: 09-12-2018 Dr. Thingnam Nandalal Singh Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Harmandeep Kaur Research Scholar, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Correspondence Dr. Thingnam Nandalal Singh Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Muscular strength and muscular endurance among national level male players Dr. Thingnam Nandalal Singh and Harmandeep Kaur Abstract The purpose of present study was to compare the muscular strength and muscular endurance among national level male players of different selected games. To achieve the purpose of the study, eighty (n=80) national level male players of different games (20 for each game i.e., football, hockey, basketball and volleyball) from Chandigarh between 19-26 years were selected as subjects of the study by using purposive sampling technique. To assess the muscular strength (left hand and right hand) of the subjects, Hand Grip Dynamometer was used. To assess the muscular endurance of the subjects, one minute sit-up test was used. To find out the significance difference among national level players on muscular strength and muscular endurance, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied with the help of SPSS software. For testing hypothesis, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Results of the study revealed that there were no significant differences found among national level male players of different games i.e. football, hockey, basketball and volleyball on muscular strength (right hand grip and left hand grip). On the other hand, significant difference was found among national level male players of different selected games on muscular endurance. Keywords: Muscular strength, muscular endurance, right hand grip, left hand grip Introduction Motor fitness refers to the efficiency of basic movements in additional to the physical fitness (Kansal, 1996) [3] . There are so many factors that affect athletics performance. Muscular strength and Muscular endurance are the important motor fitness components that affect the motor performance or athletics performance. Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscular, or a group of muscles, to keep working against a resistance (Bizley, 2002) [1] . Muscular strength is the ability to produce force against an external resistance. On the demand of sports or athletic task, athletes have to exert force against gravity in order to manipulate their own body mass with regard to external objects like to tackle opponent athlete in football, rugby, wrestling, etc. or to execute projectiles in baseball, weightlifting, shot-put etc. Jumping, sprinting, and rapid change of direction (COD) are the most common movements in sports that are highly influence by muscular strength and the outcome of any sports depend on the effectiveness of these movements (Suchome et al. 2016) [5] . Objectives of the study The objective of the study was to compare the muscular strength and muscular endurance among national level male players of different selected games. Method and procedure For the purpose of the study, eighty (n=80) national level male players of different selected games (20 for each game i.e., football, hockey, basketball and volleyball) from Chandigarh between 19-26 years were selected as subjects of the study by using purposive sampling technique. To assess the muscular strength of the subjects Hand Grip Dynamometer was used. To assess the muscular endurance of the subjects 1 minute sit-up test was used. To find out the significance difference among national level players on muscular strength and muscular endurance, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was applied with the help of SPSS software. For testing hypothesis, the level of significance was set at 0.05.