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  "abstract": "Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of three combined exercise protocols, including Tabata-style training combined with moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), Tabata-style training combined with resistance training (RT), and MICT combined with RT, on substrate metabolism and energy expenditure in male college students with obesity.\n\nMethods: Forty-three male college students with obesity completed each of the three 30-minute exercise protocols in an acute randomized crossover design. Gas exchange indices were continuously monitored during exercise and during a 30-minute recovery period to calculate fat oxidation, carbohydrate oxidation, and energy expenditure. Heart rate and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were also recorded.\n\nResults: Although Tabata-style training + MICT elicited the highest exercise-period substrate oxidation and energy expenditure, the relative contribution of fat oxidation to energy expenditure (%Fat) did not differ among the three protocols across the entire observation period (30.09 ± 5.02%, 32.03 ± 6.57%, and 28.86 ± 8.80% for Tabata-style training + RT, Tabata-style training + MICT, and MICT + RT; P = 0.116). During the 30-minute re5covery period, %Fat was highest in Tabata-style training + RT (68.38 ± 8.11%), followed by Tabata-style training + MICT (57.93 ± 10.11%) and MICT + RT (29.28 ± 12.35%), and the fat oxidation rate increased most steeply in Tabata-style training + RT across the 30-minute recovery period (P < 0.001).\n\nConclusions: Compared with MICT + RT, both Tabata-containing protocols showed a fat oxidation advantage during recovery period, and this advantage was greatest for Tabata-style training + RT, which achieved the highest relative contribution of fat oxidation and the steepest rise in the fat oxidation rate during the 30-min recovery. These findings suggest that a Tabata-style exercise, especially when combined with resistance training, may represent an effective acute strategy for enhancing post-exercise fat oxidation in young males with obesity.",
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      "name": "Zhuoyue Cheng"
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      "name": "Zhiyu Xiang"
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      "name": "Yanbai Han"
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      "name": "Tengteng Yu"
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      "name": "Zhihao Gao"
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      "name": "Yongbo Wang"
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      "name": "Yiming Han"
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  "doi": "10.3389/fendo.2026.1997068",
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  "published": "2026-11-02",
  "publisher": "Frontiers Media SA",
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  "title": "Resistance training enhances the post-exercise fat oxidation of Tabata-style exercise more than moderate-intensity continuous training in young males with obesity: an acute randomized crossover study",
  "title_text": "Resistance training enhances the post-exercise fat oxidation of Tabata-style exercise more than moderate-intensity continuous training in young males with obesity: an acute randomized crossover study",
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  "updated_at": "2026-11-04T00:27:07Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/7w9masn9hqd78",
  "venue": "Frontiers in Endocrinology",
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