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Comment on: “The Effectiveness of Resisted Sled Training (RST) for Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”

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  1. Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (LIBM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Le Bourget du Lac, France

    Matt R. Cross & Pierre Samozino

  2. Département Scientifique et Sportif, Fédération Française de Ski, Annecy, France

    Matt R. Cross

  3. Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

    Matt R. Cross, Scott R. Brown & Jean-Benoît Morin

  4. Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Robotics Laboratory (NeuRRo Lab), Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Scott R. Brown

  5. Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé (LAMHESS), Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France

    Johan Lahti & Jean-Benoît Morin

  6. Centre for Sport Studies, King Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain

    Pedro Jimenez-Reyes

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Cross, M.R., Samozino, P., Brown, S.R. et al. Comment on: “The Effectiveness of Resisted Sled Training (RST) for Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”. Sports Med 49, 349–351 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-01038-w

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