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Why one sore leg doesn't make the other leg stronger

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The contralateral repeated bout effect is not caused by adaptations in skeletal muscle.

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When rats exercise one leg hard, that leg gets better at handling future soreness — but the other leg doesn't learn anything.

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Authors

Tokuda N, Himori K, Ashida Y, Naito A, Yamauchi N, Niibori A, Yamada T