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Balsalobre-Fernández C, Marchante D, Muñoz-López M, Jiménez SL (2018). Validity and reliability of a novel iPhone app for the measurement of barbell velocity and 1RM on the bench-press exercise. J Sports Sci 36:64–70.
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Castillo D, Domínguez R, Rodríguez-Fernández A, Raya-González J (2019). Effects of caffeine supplementation on power performance in a flywheel device: a randomised, double-blind cross-over study. Nutrients 11:255.
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Gonzalo-Skok O, Tous-Fajardo J, Suarez-Arrones L, et al (2017). Single-leg power output and between-limbs imbalances in team-sport players: Unilateral versus bilateral combined resistance training. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 12:106–114.
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Lundberg TR, García-Gutiérrez MT, Mandić M, et al (2019). Regional and muscle-specific adaptations in knee extensor hypertrophy using flywheel versus conventional weight-stack resistance exercise. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 44:827–833.
Maroto-Izquierdo S, Fernandez-Gonzalo R, Magdi HR, et al (2019). Comparison of the musculoskeletal effects of different iso-inertial resistance training modalities: Flywheel vs. electric-motor. Eur J Sport Sci 19:1184–1194.
Maroto-Izquierdo S, McBride JM, Gonzalez-Diez N, et al (2020). Comparison of Flywheel and Pneumatic Training on Hypertrophy, Strength, and Power in Professional Handball Players. Res Q Exerc Sport 00:1–15.
Muñoz-López M, Marchante D, Cano-Ruiz MA, et al (2017). Load-, force-, and power-velocity relationships in the prone pull-up exercise. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 12:1249–1255.
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Núñez FJ, Galiano C, Muñoz-López A, Floria P (2020). Is possible an eccentric overload in a rotary inertia device? Comparison of force profile in a cylinder-shaped and a cone-shaped axis devices. J Sports Sci 38:1624–1628.
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Núñez FJ, Santalla A, Carrasquila I, et al (2018). The effects of unilateral and bilateral eccentric overload training on hypertrophy, muscle power and COD performance, and its determinants, in team sport players. PLoS One 13:e0193841.
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Piqueras-Sanchiz F, Martín-Rodríguez S, Martínez-Aranda LM, et al (2019). Effects of moderate vs. High iso-inertial loads on power, velocity, work and hamstring contractile function after flywheel resistance exercise. PLoS One 14:e0211700.
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Sabido R, Hernández-Davó JL, Capdepon L, Tous-Fajardo J (2020). How Are Mechanical, Physiological, and Perceptual Variables Affected by the Rest Interval Between Sets During a Flywheel Resistance Session? Front Physiol 11:1–8.
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Sabido R, Hernández-Davó JL, Pereyra-Gerber GT (2018). Influence of different inertial loads on basic training variables during the flywheel squat exercise. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 13:482–489.
Sanchez-Sanchez J, Rodriguez A, Petisco C, et al (2018). Effects of Different Post-Activation Potentiation Warm-Ups on Repeated Sprint Ability in Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels. J Hum Kinet 61:189–197.
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Suarez-Arrones L, Núñez FJ, Lara-Lopez P, et al (2020). Inertial flywheel knee- And hip-dominant hamstring strength exercises in professional soccer players: Muscle use and velocity-based (mechanical) eccentric overload. PLoS One 15:e0239977.
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