Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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Obese teenagers benefit most from a combination of strength training and cardio
Study
In total the researchers used 304 subjects, making it a large study. This is probably one of the reasons that the researchers were able to publish their findings in JAMA.
The researchers divided their subjects into four groups. One, the control group, ate less but did no exercise. Another group did strength training, yet another did cardio, and the fourth group did both kinds of training. All active groups also ate a reduced-calorie diet.
Results
The active group members' fat loss was mainly in the waist region, as the figure above shows.
Conclusion
"Adolescents who want to maximize the effect of exercise on these variables should ideally perform both aerobic and resistance exercise, but significant benefit can be achieved through either type of exercise alone."
Hmm... Those adolescents are going to have to be pretty motivated. The Canadians' results are pretty pathetic: almost six months of exercising daily and only 2 kg fat loss to show for it? These teens must have trained like wimps and not taken the diet seriously at all.
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