Doing fatmax training helps you lose fat and gain a little muscle, even if you don’t change what you eat.

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Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2025 Jan

This study showed that doing a specific type of exercise (fatmax training) made people lose fat and gain muscle—even when they didn’t change what they ate—exactly what the claim says.

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Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial

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DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70194

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