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Dr. Boullosa’s Forgotten Pieces Don’t Fit the Puzzle: A Response to Dr. Buchheit and Dr. Laursen

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. Oliver Faude and Dr. Eduardo Fontes for their valuable comments on a preliminary version of the letter. This letter did not receive any financial support. There are no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Post-Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia, QS 07, LT1 S/N-Sala 111-Bloco G, 71966-700, Águas Claras, DF, Brazil

    Daniel A. Boullosa

  2. Lavadores, Vigo, Spain

    Laurinda Abreu

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Boullosa, D.A., Abreu, L. Dr. Boullosa’s Forgotten Pieces Don’t Fit the Puzzle: A Response to Dr. Buchheit and Dr. Laursen. Sports Med 44, 1625–1628 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0271-x

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