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  1. University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building, Room 401, Lexington, KY, 40536-0200, USA

    Vandré Casagrande Figueiredo

  2. Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Vandré Casagrande Figueiredo

  3. Physical Education Post-Graduation Program, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Belmiro Freitas de Salles

  4. School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Gabriel S. Trajano

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Figueiredo, V.C., de Salles, B.F. & Trajano, G.S. Author’s Reply to Souza et al: Comment on: “Volume for Muscle Hypertrophy and Health Outcomes: The Most Effective Variable in Resistance Training”. Sports Med 48, 1285–1287 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0866-8

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