Comment on "Optimizing Post‑Activation Performance Enhancement in Athletic Tasks: A Systematic Review with Meta‑analysis for Prescription Variables and Research Methods"...Xu K, Blazevich AJ, Boullosa D, et al. Optimizing Post-activation Performance Enhancement in Athletic Tasks: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis for Prescription Variables and Research Methods. SPORTS MED. 2025;55(4):977-1008.
This letter addresses methodological considerations in research on post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE), emphasizing the need to account for psychological factors such as participant expectations and placebo/nocebo effects. The author acknowledges the rigor of a recent PAPE review but sugg...
| Published in: | Sports Medicine Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 291 - 293 |
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| Format: | commentary letter Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jan2026
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