The article presents the results of research on the application of methods of strength training at physical education lessons among students of the Pedagogical Institute of MarSU. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that adherence to a “healthy lifestyle” is of particular importance for university students, because they have not yet formed behavioral ste-reotypes and the concept of physical education, in many ways, remains at the level of school ideas. There is a need to in-crease the level of motivation of students to regular physical training for which it is necessary to apply modern methods of training, including strength training. Programs of physical training with students on the basis of strength training require veri-fication of effectiveness and become an urgent task of the teacher to achieve this goal. The purpose of the research is to study the effectiveness of the use of strength training in the formation of a “healthy lifestyle” among university students. This is particularly important for the creation of behavioral stereotypes in the field of physical training. The research methods were: analysis of literary sources on the studied problem, the development of methods of strength training to maintain a healthy lifestyle and improve overall physical fitness. To assess the results of the experiments, the methods of assessing the strength and stamina of students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages were used. During the academic year, an experiment was conducted to study the effect of strength training on students’ strength and stamina indicators. Classes were held 3 times a week for 90 minutes throughout the whole academic year. It was found that students engaged in strength training at physical education lessons, significantly increased their muscle strength and stamina, they have also increased their lung capacity. The conclusions about the effectiveness of the use of strength training for students to form their concept of “healthy lifestyle” were made.