Quantifications of 1 RM for straight bench-press, and rowing at 45◦were carried out. All athletes were familiar with the performance of these exercises, and each athlete carried out at least three and at most five trials, with 3–5 min intervals between them. The interval between exercises was of at least 30 min. The subjects began the test with a general warm-up of five minutes. Subsequently, they performed a set of eight repetitions with the intensity at 50% of estimated 1 RM load, followed by another set of three repetitions at 70% of estimated 1 RM load. The attempt to establish 1 RM was a lifting with progressively heavier load to volitional fatigue.