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01-05-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Author’s Reply to Souza et al: Comment on: “Volume for Muscle Hypertrophy and Health Outcomes: The Most Effective Variable in Resistance Training”

Authors: Vandré Casagrande Figueiredo, Belmiro Freitas de Salles, Gabriel S. Trajano

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 5/2018

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Author’s Reply to Souza et al: Comment on: “Volume for Muscle Hypertrophy and Health Outcomes: The Most Effective Variable in Resistance Training”
Authors: Vandré Casagrande Figueiredo
Belmiro Freitas de Salles
Gabriel S. Trajano
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0866-8

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