After a really tough leg workout, trained men feel weak and tired for about 3 days, but by day 6, they start feeling better than they did before the workout.

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Recovery after Heavy Resistance Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Androgen Receptor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Isoform Expression in Strength Trained Men

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Human

2011 Mar

After a tough weightlifting session, the men felt less fit for several days, and it took about 6 days for them to feel better than before they worked out — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Recovery after Heavy Resistance Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Androgen Receptor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Isoform Expression in Strength Trained Men

Score: 30

DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e318202e449

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