The Claim
Resistance training is energetically inefficient in terms of total caloric expenditure due to predominant eccentric muscle actions and prolonged inter-set rest periods.
What the research says
Challenges is higher
Challenge is ahead, but a single strong supporting study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Lifting weights doesn't use much energy because it's mostly controlled lowering and long breaks between sets.
See the scientific wording
Resistance training is energetically inefficient in terms of total caloric expenditure due to predominant eccentric muscle actions and prolonged inter-set rest periods.
What the research says
2 studiesThe study found that weight training burned just as many calories overall as cardio — and kept your body burning more calories for hours afterward. So, it’s not inefficient, as the claim says.
The study found that eccentric movements (like lowering a weight) use less energy, not more, so they don’t make workouts inefficient — which directly contradicts the claim.
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