The Claim
In trained adult males, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and high-intensity circuit training (HICT) result in significantly greater lipid oxidation rates during the 60-minute post-exercise recovery period compared to moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), with measured rates of 1.42 mg/kg/min and 1.54 mg/kg/min respectively, versus 0.64 mg/kg/min following MICT, suggesting a compensatory increase in fat oxidation during recovery after high-intensity exercise despite reduced fat oxidation during the exercise itself.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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After tough workouts like HIIT or circuit training, fit guys burn fat faster in the hour after exercise compared to easier, steady workouts—even though they burn less fat during the actual workout.
See the scientific wording
In trained adult males, high-intensity interval training and high-intensity circuit training cause significantly greater lipid oxidation during the 60 minutes following exercise compared to moderate-intensity continuous training, with rates of 1.42 and 1.54 mg/kg/min respectively versus 0.64 mg/kg/min after MICT, indicating a compensatory increase in fat burning during recovery after high-intensity efforts despite suppressed fat oxidation during the exercise itself.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that after hard, short workouts, people burned more fat in the hour afterward compared to easier, longer workouts, which supports the claim.
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