When rats do low-frequency strength exercises, their calf muscle produces less of a protein that causes swelling and inflammation—so maybe this kind of exercise helps calm down muscle irritation.

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Experimental chronic low‐frequency resistance training produces skeletal muscle hypertrophy in the absence of muscle damage and metabolic stress markers

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2010 Apr

The study gave rats a gentle, infrequent workout for 12 weeks and found their muscle inflammation (TNF-α) dropped by 24%, just like the claim said.

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Experimental chronic low‐frequency resistance training produces skeletal muscle hypertrophy in the absence of muscle damage and metabolic stress markers

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DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1665

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When rats do low-intensity weight exercises, their calf muscle produces less of a protein that causes inflammation, and it doesn’t hurt their muscles — so it might help calm down inflammation naturally.

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