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Response to Comment on: “Power Training Prescription in Older Individuals: Is It Safe and Effective to Promote Neuromuscular Functional Improvements?”

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Egas Moniz-Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Monte da Caparica, Portugal

    Régis Radaelli

  2. CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada Dafundo, Lisbon, Portugal

    Régis Radaelli

  3. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Gabriel S. Trajano

  4. Neuromuscular Research Lab, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Cruz Quebrada Dafundo, Lisbon, Portugal

    Sandro R. Freitas

  5. Navarrabiomed, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN)-Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain

    Mikel Izquierdo

  6. CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Ageing (CIBERFES) Instituto de Salud Carlos III Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Mikel Izquierdo

  7. Exercise Research Laboratory, Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Eduardo L. Cadore & Ronei S. Pinto

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A reply to this letter is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01919-9.

This letter refers to the article available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01758-0.

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Radaelli, R., Trajano, G.S., Freitas, S.R. et al. Response to Comment on: “Power Training Prescription in Older Individuals: Is It Safe and Effective to Promote Neuromuscular Functional Improvements?”. Sports Med 53, 2283–2284 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01917-x

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