Eccentric cycling is more efficient in reducing fat mass than concentric cycling in adolescents with obesity.

ABSTRACT: The benefits of eccentric (ECC) training on fat mass (FM) remain underexplored. We hypothesized that in obese adolescents, ECC cycling training is more efficient for decreasing whole-body FM percentage compared to concentric (CON) performed at the same oxygen consumption (VO₂ ). Twenty-four adolescents aged 13.4 ± 1.3 years (BMI > 90th percentile) were randomized to ECC or CON. They performed three cyclo-ergometer sessions per week (30 min per session) for 12 weeks: two habituation, 5 at 50% VO_2peak , and 5 at 70% VO_2peak . Anthropometric measurements, body composition, maximal incremental CON tests, strength tests, and blood samples were assessed pre- and post-training. Whole-body FM percentage decreased significantly after compared to pretraining in both

SUBMITTER: Julian V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380043 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature