Review Reports

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The authors explored the effect of 3 mouth rinses (PLA, cold water, and MEN) on 3-minute maximal cycling performance in a hot environment. Please find attached my specific comments to the manuscript. The methods were done fairly well apart from minimum familiarization to a test that has a known learning effect and the lack of determining each individual's test-re-test reliability . The results section needs to be improved and the conclusions softened in light of the small difference in power with MEN compared to PLA and CON. 

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Thank you for kindly reviewing our paper, please find attached a response to reviewers' comments and an amended manuscript.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

There was no strong justification to propose that Menthol Mouth rinse may potentially be of benefit to short 3 min maximal exercise. The explanation provided was based on studies that employed endurance exercise.

Detail comments are provided in the manuscript as attached.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Thank you for kindly reviewing our paper, please find attached a response to reviewers' comments and an amended manuscript.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf