When rats do low-frequency weightlifting, their blood doesn't show signs of muscle soreness or energy stress, meaning this kind of exercise doesn't hurt or tire their muscles.

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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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The study gave rats a gentle, infrequent workout for 12 weeks and found their muscles got bigger without any signs of damage or stress in their blood — 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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