THE EFFECT OF WEIGHTED TRAINING AND HIGHINTENSITY EFFORT ON SELECTED SPECIFIC PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND PULMONARY EFFICIENCY (CPET) AMONG YOUTH BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

Training with relative weights serves different important purposes which can be utilized by researchers in improving various components of sport-specific physical preparation. The main target objectives of training programs for practitioners in the sports field are the sustenance of optimum physical and technical performance in critical game situations and athletes’ preparedness who can cope with the physical, technical, and physiological demands of each sport. From this concept, the researcher carried out this experiment to determine the effect of weighted training and high-intensity exercises on selected specific physical abilities and pulmonary efficiency (CPET) for basketball players.