Hormones and Fitness Elements: Impact of Football Training on College Student Players

The aim was to find the effectiveness of football training on hormones and fitness components of college male student players. 26 underweight footballers aged 18 to 19 with Body Mass Index <18.5 kg/m(2) and fat free mass (FFM) were divided into two groups: Training Group-1 (FFM (40-45 kg), n = 12) and Training Group-2 (FFM (46-55 kg), n = 14). They were tested on body features, triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), speediness (20m, 40m, 60m), standing long jump (SLJ), sit-ups, agility, and seat and reach parameters at pre- and post-training programs. Both groups completed plyometric regime succeeded by sprinting small distances and football contests for 6 weeks, twice a week, and 40 m every period. Data were analyzed using the independent and paired t-test with a significance level of P = 0.05. The outcomes exhibited that TG-1 and TG-2 improved in BM, BMI, FFM, SLJ, sit-ups, and sit & reach by 4.6, 4.4, 4.6, 3.8, 29.4, and 12%, and by 4.6, 5.5, 3.4, 3.7, 21, and 13%, respectively (P <= 0.05). TG-1 and TG-2 decreased by 7.2, 3.6, 3.5, and 23.1% and by 6.5, 4.8, 4.0, 4.1, and 11.4%, in 20m, 40m, agility, and FT3, respectively. It was established that 6 weeks of football training affects power, muscular endurance, flexibility, speed, and FT3 of 2 groups of underweight college male students apart from having similar outcomes with regard to the FFM.