Maximal strength testing
Following isometric testing, participants were escorted to the testing facility, where they started strength testing for barbell back squat, barbell bench press, and barbell deadlift. Each exercise began with warm‐up sets starting with 50% one‐repetition maximum (1RM) for 10 repetitions, followed by 75% 1RM for five repetitions, and finally ending the warm‐up with 90% 1RM for three repetitions. All calculations were based on 1RM projections that were self‐selected by the participants. Following the warm‐ups, participants performed their self‐selected 1RM. Weight was increased by 5%–10% until 1RM was achieved. Strength testing was supervised by investigators with National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential (C.L.S., M.A.S, and M.C.M.).