Table 1. List of criteria for the selection, inclusion, and exclusion of athletes, and the recruitment method of the study.

Recruitment method	Selection criteria	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Official invitation to participate in the study by the Lithuanian Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation	Time since the last competition	Less than 3 years prior	More than 3 years prior
	Age	Between 18 and 35 years old	Younger than 18 and older than 35 years old
	Injuries	No injuries and/or conditions that could affect the study	Had injuries and/or conditions that may have affected the study
	Participation in competitions	Participation in International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) competitions	Participation in other than IFBB federation competitions