We appreciate the opportunity given to respond to Dr Beltrami's Letter (Beltrami 2021) regarding our recent publication (Poulard et al. 2020) in The Journal of Physiology. Below, we have paraphrased the main criticisms, each followed by our response. ‘Participants underwent a single trial, where a minimum of three stimulations were performed at every intensity, and two to three of these were used for subsequent analysis. In my opinion, this does not constitute an adequate setting to evaluate inter-session reliabil…