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Editorial
Identifying the ‘incredible’! Part 1 and Part 2—Letter to the Editor
  1. Kyle B Kosik1,
  2. Ryan S McCann2,
  3. Masafumi Terada3,
  4. Phillip A Gribble1
  1. 1 Department of Athletic Training & Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  2. 2 Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
  3. 3 College of Sport and Health Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Kyle B Kosik, Department of Athletic Training & Clinical Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506, USA; kyle.kosik{at}uky.edu

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103287

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    • Contributors All authors contributed to the idea, writing and approval of the work submitted.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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