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When male rats do 100 forced muscle-lengthening moves (like lowering a heavy weight slowly), their muscles get weaker for at least four days — and this weakness comes with tiny tears in the muscle fibers, a cleanup enzyme turning on, and key muscle signals getting messed up.
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The contralateral repeated bout effect is not caused by adaptations in skeletal muscle.
Randomized Controlled Trial
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2025 Sep 1The study gave rats one tough muscle workout and found their muscles stayed weak for 4 days, with signs of damage and broken machinery inside — exactly what the claim says.
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