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When rats do resistance exercises less often, their blood doesn't show signs of muscle damage or stress—so this kind of workout seems gentle on their bodies.

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The scientists trained rats with light, infrequent workouts and found that their muscles got bigger without any signs of damage or stress in the blood — just like the claim says.

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