The study sample consisted of 30 male handball players (age 18.7 ± 3.4 years, body height 179.3 ± 7.0 cm, body mass 78.9 ± 7.7 kg) who were randomly divided into two groups, an experimental group, E (n = 15, age 18.5 ± 3.0 years, body height 179.2 ± 6.5 cm, body mass 78.1 ± 5.9 kg), and a control group, C (n = 15, age 18.9 ± 3.8 years, body height 179.3 ± 7.6 cm, body mass 79.8 ± 9.2 kg).