Analysis of Post-Exercise Acute Hemodynamic Sustainability in Different Training Methods in Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes
, Felipe J. Aidar 1,2,3, Joilson Alves de Souza Leite Junior 1,2, Jainara Lima Menezes 1,2, Ana Filipa Silva 4,5,6, Roberto Carvutto 7, Luca Poli 7, Stefania Cataldi 7,*, Giulia Messina 8, Tulio Luiz Banja Fernandes 9, Gianpiero Greco 7,†and Francesco Fischetti 7,†Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear Authors
You have written an interesting study; however, some parts need to be addressed for greater clarity.
Introduction - line 34 - The sentence describing the sample is incomplete - please amend
Line 56 - you abbreviate double product as DP, however in the next sentence as PD - correct
What is the DP? you just state that this is an excellent indicator, however, it is not described what it is indicating. Please add an explanation and add references.
The sentence in Lines 80-84 is too long and unclear. Please rewrite
The rationale is not well developed as there is no mention of eccentric training and its effect on hemodynamic responses in the current literature and PP athletes. Please add
Methods
How was your sample size determined (G*Power or any other method)? Report
Line 114 - report those respective categories
How was with the safety - were there any spotters? Report
Otherwise, the methods section is clearly written.
The discussion is well developed.
The limitations of the study paragraph is missing at the end of the discussion and some guidelines for further research on this topic should be mentioned. Add
Overall the study is well developed, however, some more work needs to be done by the authors. The paper needs English proofread for greater clarity.
Therefore, I recommend major revision.
Kind regards
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
The study investigates haemodynamic responses after traditional and eccentric training in paralympic power athletes and demonstrated modest but significant differences in cardiovascular disease risk markers.
Points to consider:
Abstract: Are values means and sd? State if this is the case.
Abstract: No indication of what lower script letters "abc...etc" represent.
Table 1: the term 'average' is wide ranging and can signify median. Mean should be utilised as I believe is the case.
Table 1: correct to 'Age (years)'
Methods: no justification for sample size is provided. Was a power calculation conducted?
Figure 1 There is no indication of what the error bars represent or whether values are means.
Figure 1(A) Systolic spelt incorrectly
Figure 1(C) do you mean 'mean arterial pressure' on y axis?
Figure 1 doesn't include in the legend the meaning of the lower case letters and asterisks - these should be included as the figure should be able to stand alone.
Line 221: '..there were no significant differences...' In what?
Line 221 do you mean 'MAP'?
Line 255: remove word 'show'
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear Authors,
Thank you for addressing all of my comments and suggestions. The papers' quality improved. Therefore, I recommend acceptance.
Kind regards and congratulations to the authors
