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  1. Human Performance Laboratory, Directorate of Sport, Exercise, and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

    Matthew Cuthbert, Nicholas Ripley, John J. McMahon, G. Gregory Haff & Paul Comfort

  2. Technical Directorate Division, The FA Group, St George’s Park, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, UK

    Matthew Cuthbert & Martin Evans

  3. Centre for Exercise and Sports Sciences Research (CESSR), School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia

    G. Gregory Haff

  4. Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK

    Paul Comfort

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Cuthbert, M., Ripley, N., McMahon, J.J. et al. Reply to: “Comment on: The Effect of Nordic Hamstring Exercise Intervention Volume on Eccentric Strength and Muscle Architecture Adaptations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses”. Sports Med 50, 223–225 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01245-z

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