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Muscle size and strength: debunking the “completely separate phenomena” suggestion

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  1. Arthritis Research UK Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

    Thomas G. Balshaw, Garry J. Massey & Jonathan P. Folland

  2. School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK

    Thomas G. Balshaw, Garry J. Massey & Jonathan P. Folland

  3. Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Collegiate Campus, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Thomas M. Maden-Wilkinson

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Balshaw, T.G., Massey, G.J., Maden-Wilkinson, T.M. et al. Muscle size and strength: debunking the “completely separate phenomena” suggestion. Eur J Appl Physiol 117, 1275–1276 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-017-3616-y

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