The Claim

In adult female mice, 8 weeks of progressive weighted wheel running (PoWeR) significantly improves maximal exercise capacity and absolute grip strength, and these adaptations occur irrespective of intermittent (2 mg/kg once weekly) or frequent (2 mg/kg three times weekly) rapamycin treatment, indicating that rapamycin does not inhibit key physical performance gains from voluntary exercise in this model.

Source: Rapamycin Does Not Compromise Exercise‐Induced Muscular Adaptations in Female Mice

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Even when taking rapamycin, female mice still get stronger and fitter from using a weighted exercise wheel — the drug doesn't stop their workout gains.

See the scientific wording

In adult female mice, 8 weeks of progressive weighted wheel running (PoWeR) leads to significant improvements in maximal exercise capacity and absolute grip strength, regardless of whether they are treated with intermittent (2 mg/kg, once weekly) or frequent (2 mg/kg, three times weekly) rapamycin, indicating that rapamycin does not block key physical performance adaptations to voluntary exercise in this model.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Rapamycin Does Not Compromise Exercise‐Induced Muscular Adaptations in Female Mice

    The study found that mice on rapamycin, whether taking it once a week or three times a week, still got just as strong and fit from running as mice not on the drug.

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