Maximal muscle strength
Monitoring the development of chest muscles maximum strength (1 RM) in the examined bodybuilders took place in four stages: at the beginning of the study and every 4 weeks. The control exercise, “barbell press lying on a horizontal bench”, was used to determine the maximum strength of the chest muscles of athletes performing free weight exercises. To determine the chest muscles maximum strength, we used the control exercise “bench press on the Smith simulator”. The procedure of control testing of the studied indicator 1 RM was carried out according to the generally accepted methodology for power sports with the observance of the appropriate exercise technique (