Monitored Versus Non-Monitored Strength and Conditioning Programs
Jon Thomas Torpey
May 2003
The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in monitored versus nonmonitored strength and conditioning programs and to evaluate which program is more
effective with student athletes. This was an explorative study which followed the preexperimental, pre test, post test, repeated measures design. The participants in the study
were male lacrosse players at a small liberal arts college ranging in age from 18-26 years
old. The student athletes were asked to perform a series of non-monitored summer
strength and conditioning routines over a twelve-week period, and they took a pre test on
the first day of the fall semester. The athletes then followed a twelve-week monitored
strength and conditioning program (treatment). At the conclusion of the twelve-week
program, the student athletes were tested to see if gains were produced. Using the multivariate t-test, final results showed a significant change (p<. 001). The monitored twelveweek strength and conditioning program was associated with better physical performance
on all four subtests. Further research is warranted to evaluate the effectiveness of
monitored versus non-monitored strength and conditioning programs. Areas for future
research are proposed.