#129: The "afterburn effect..." is it real?
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English - August 31, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 794 ratingsFitness Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The "afterburn effect," or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, is the temporary increase in metabolism that occurs after exercise. What is the validity of this phenomenon, and how much does it actually affect metabolism? Shannon breaks it all down with research in this episode.
0:00: Introduction
1:00: Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)
1:58: EPOC following HIIT vs. strength training on active, menstruating women
5:23: Recent meta-analysis of EPOC
5:53: Trained vs. non-trained individuals
7:14: Discerning what is just marketing
8:05: Takeaways from the research
9:55: Muscle doesn’t necessarily burn more at rest
13:35: An Evlo overview
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