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After a couple of hours of moderate cycling, men's muscles may get better at shuttling energy around, helping them perform better in future workouts.

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Mitochondrial creatine kinase activity and phosphate shuttling are acutely regulated by exercise in human skeletal muscle

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2012 Nov 1

The study found that after moderate cycling, muscles became better at using the creatine system to shuttle energy during contractions, which matches what the claim says.

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Mitochondrial creatine kinase activity and phosphate shuttling are acutely regulated by exercise in human skeletal muscle

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DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.234682

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