Response to 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 Medicine (SPORTS MED), 2025; 55(4): 977-1008.

This reply addresses a commentary on a recent meta-analysis concerning post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE). The authors acknowledge the importance of the placebo effect in influencing PAPE outcomes and support the inclusion of placebo-controlled conditions in future research designs. They...

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Published in:	Sports Medicine Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 293 - 295
Main Authors:	Xu, Kai, Blazevich, Anthony J., Boullosa, Daniel, Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo, Yin, MingYue, Zhong, YuMing, Tian, YuHang, Finlay, Mitchell, Byrne, Paul J., Cuenca-Fernández, Francisco, Wang, Ran
Format:	letter response Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jan2026
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost