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Trent J Herda1, Nathan D Herda, Pablo B Costa

  • 1University of Kansas, Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences, 1301 Sunnyside Ave, Rm 101BE, Lawrence 66045, USA. t.herda@ku.edu

Journal of Sports Sciences
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