1RM squat and bench press
Participants completed a 1RM test for both the squat and the bench press. In both exercises, a five sets warm-up protocol was utilized. In the first set, the participants completed several repetitions only with the barbell. Then, they completed 8, 6, 3, and 2 repetitions with loads amounting to 40%, 60%, 70%, and 80% of their estimated 1RM, respectively [