The Claim

Does hydraulic resistance HIIT burn more carbs than other workouts?

Source: Caloric Expenditure of Aerobic, Resistance, or Combined High-Intensity Interval Training Using a Hydraulic Resistance System in Healthy Men

What the research says

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Challenges
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Quantitative
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In plain English

When doing a high-intensity workout on a hydraulic machine, your body burns more sugar (carbs) for energy than when you lift weights, run, or bike at the same time.

See the scientific wording

During a 30-minute hydraulic resistance system (HRS) high-intensity interval training session, carbohydrate oxidation is significantly higher (2.98 ± 0.59 g·min⁻¹) than during resistance training (2.15 ± 0.40 g·min⁻¹), treadmill endurance (1.74 ± 0.44 g·min⁻¹), or cycling endurance (1.97 ± 0.45 g·min⁻¹) in healthy men.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Caloric Expenditure of Aerobic, Resistance, or Combined High-Intensity Interval Training Using a Hydraulic Resistance System in Healthy Men

    The study found that working out with the hydraulic machine for 30 minutes burns more energy and uses more carbs than lifting weights, running, or cycling — exactly what the claim says.

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