After a tough weight session, women tend to breathe harder during their cardio workout than after an easy weight session or no weights, but men don’t show this difference as clearly.

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Effect of preceding resistance exercise on metabolism during subsequent aerobic session

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2009 Sep

The study found that doing heavy weightlifting before cycling made women breathe harder during the bike ride, but didn’t make men breathe significantly harder — just a little more, which matches what the claim says.

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Effect of preceding resistance exercise on metabolism during subsequent aerobic session

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DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1100-z

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