Table 2. Detailed intervention protocol. Intervention Protocol General Warm-Up 5min cycle ergometer (at 60W) 2min rest Specific Warm-Up Bench Press 1x8 repetitions at 40% of 1RM 3min rest Bench Press 1x5 repetitions at 70% of 1RM 7min rest Baseline-Test Bench Press Throw 3x max effort Bench Press Throw (10-15sec rest in between reps) 7min rest Conditioning Activity Bench Press (HLBP) 2x2-3 repetitions at 90% of 1RM (5min rest in between sets) OR Med Ball Throw (BMT) 2x4 repetitions at 5% of BP-1RM (5min rest in between sets) OR Control Condition Dumbbell Row (CC) 2x8 repetitions one arm dumbbell row per side with 3-4 RIR (5min rest in between sets) 5min rest Post-Intervention-Test (5 min) Bench Press Throw 3x max effort Bench Press Throw (15sec rest in between reps) 5min rest Post-Intervention-Test (10 min) Bench Press Throw 3x max effort Bench Press Throw (15sec rest in between reps) 1RM: 1 repetition maximum, RIR: Repetitions in reserve.