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Kay, A.D., Blazevich, A.J., Fraser, M. et al. Response to the Letter to the Editor from Costa do Couto et al. regarding our article ‘Isokinetic eccentric exercise substantially improves mobility, muscle strength and size, but not postural sway metrics in older adults with limited regression observed following a detraining period’. Eur J Appl Physiol 121, 1797–1798 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04658-9
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