THE EFFECTS OF CIRCUIT TRAINING ON MUSCLE MASS AND BODY FAT OF MALE STUDENTS

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SITTIPORN PANPIRIYA
CHANWIY INTARAK
NATTHASIT SUWANNAWAT
PREES RUKSASAMAI

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate and compare the effects of circuit training on muscle mass and body fat of male students aged 18-22 years from the faculty of sports science and health, Thailand National Sports University Udon Thani campus. This experiment was conducted over a period of 8 weeks, with training sessions three times a week, each lasting 60 minutes. Data collection tools included a weight training program (Ji-Woon Kim, Yeong-Chan Ko, Tae-BeomSeo & Young-Pyo Kim, 2018) and body composition analyzer Jawon Medical Plus X-scan (UHM-101), utilizing independent sample t-tests for statistical analysis.


The research findings indicated that


The average values of lean body mass and body fat in the experimental group before and after training differed significantly at the .05 level. The study found that the experimental group, following the circuit weight training program, showed increased lean body mass and decreased body fat after the 8-week training period.

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PANPIRIYA, S. ., INTARAK, C. ., SUWANNAWAT, N. ., & RUKSASAMAI, P. . (2025). THE EFFECTS OF CIRCUIT TRAINING ON MUSCLE MASS AND BODY FAT OF MALE STUDENTS. Santapol College Academic Journal, 11(1), 71–76. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/scaj/article/view/275823
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