2023, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Part B

The Plank Exercises are also known as front hold, hover, or abdominal bridge. Plank exercises are comes under isometric core strength exercises. In this exercises Athlete have to maintain a position similar to a push-up for maximum possible time. Front plank is most common which is held in a push-up-like position, with the body's weight borne on forearms, elbows, and toes. Many variations exist such as the side plank and the reverse plank. Plank is usually used in by those training for boxing, Pilates, yoga, and other many sports. The "Extended Plank" adds substantial difficulty to the standard plank exercises. To perform the extended plank, a person begins in the push-up position and reaches their arms/hands as far forward as possible.

Objectives of the study: To evaluate the effects of plank and weight training exercises on Abdomen strength of college students and determine the significant difference of adjusted post-test means among three groups of college students in relation to Abdomen Strength.

Materials and Methods: To achieve these purpose Ninety (90) male college students from Government College Kasrawad Dist- Khargone (M.P.) in age group U.G. and P.G. students were selected randomly as subjects. Further they were divided into three groups, with 30 subjects in each group such as Plank, Weight Training Exercises and control group. Data was analyzed by using ‘t’ test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).

Results: As Plank and Weight Training Exercises groups improved significantly having ‘t’ values 35.53 and 39.66 respectively. Control group also significant having ‘t’ value 28.76 but performance was not improved.