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  1. Institute of Coaching and Performance, School of Sport and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK

    John Kiely & Craig Pickering

  2. Exercise and Nutritional Genomics Research Centre, DNAFit Ltd, London, UK

    Craig Pickering

  3. School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Israel Halperin

  4. Sylvan Adams Sports Institute, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Israel Halperin

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Kiely, J., Pickering, C. & Halperin, I. Comment on “Biological Background of Block Periodized Endurance Training: A Review”. Sports Med 49, 1475–1477 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01114-9

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