From the viewpoint of the endocrine system and how the body reacts the different type of stresses you put on it, this makes perfect sense. A stressor in the for

From the viewpoint of the endocrine system and how the body reacts the different type of stresses you put on it, this makes perfect sense. A stressor in the form of a heavy weight is going to induce a different hormonal response than a stressor in the form of a long run. A hormonal response won't localize to just the muscle groups involved, but affect everything, so even your tongue gets some degree of adaptation to the stressor. Bodies are awesome.