Vol. 3, Issue 8, Part L (2017)

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find the Effect of Tabata training on Body composition and Aerobic capacity of swimmers. Thirty two swimmers, between the age group of 13-18 years from SAI Scheme in Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, were selected as the subjects for the study. The variables selected were Body fat percentage, Lean body mass and VO2 Max. The group of thirty two swimmers were randomly divided into an experimental and control Group of 16 each. All the subjects were tested in the selected variables prior to and after 6 weeks of training period. The experimental group underwent tabata training for a period of 6 weeks while the control group did not involve in HIIT work out. t test revealed significant differences from pre-test to that of the post-test mean score in body fat percentage, lean body mass and vo2 max. The mean score of Experimental Group for pretest and posttest for body fat percentage was 22.19% and 19.70% Gain 11.22% and t value 6.602; Lean Body Mass 47.94 and 50.58% Gain 5.50% and t value 6.088; VO2 MAX 47.67 and 52.68% Gain 10.50% and t value 8.618 while that of control group was body fat percentage was 22.39 and 22.45% Gain 0.26% and t value 0.913; Lean Body Mass 46.67 and 46.62% Gain 0.13% and t value 0.922; VO2 MAX 49.30 and 49.28% Gain 0.03% t value 2.236. The findings of this study revealed that six weeks of tabata training resulted in an improvement in body fat percentage, lean body mass and vo2max in swimmers.