For guys who don't usually work out, doing regular weightlifting cuts more overall body fat and thigh fat than a special pre-exhaustion method over 9 weeks, probably because you lift more total weight with the regular way.

For men who don't exercise much, doing regular leg press workouts with three sets at a moderate weight helps reduce overall body fat and thigh fat more than a different workout method, probably because they do more total work.

In simple terms, this means that doing resistance training with either medium or heavy weights leads to about the same amount of fat loss in young women who are new to exercise over 8 weeks. Both types of workouts can help you lose fat.

For guys who don't usually work out, doing a special type of leg exercise first leads to bigger strength gains than regular training over 9 weeks, probably because it targets muscles more specifically and adds extra low-effort reps.

Lifting light or heavy weights to exhaustion for 12 weeks didn’t change body fat or muscle mass in women who had never lifted before.

If you lift weights twice a week for 8 weeks and do the same total amount of work, your upper and middle thighs will get thicker — no matter what fancy technique you use.