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  • Lipid oxidation (LOx) is crucial for metabolic health, but its response to resistance training (RT) in females is not well understood.
  • Previous research has not compared LOx patterns between lower-body and upper-body RT during post-exercise recovery in women.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if lipid oxidation (LOx) rates differ after lower-body versus upper-body resistance training (RT) in trained females.
  • To compare post-exercise metabolic responses between exercises engaging different amounts of fat-free mass (FFM).

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-two trained females underwent resistance training (RT) protocols for barbell back squat (lower-body) and bench press (upper-body) using 65% of their one-repetition maximum (1RM).
  • Volume-load was equated between the lower- and upper-body exercises.
  • Metabolic testing, including lipid oxidation (LOx) and resting energy expenditure (REE), was conducted pre-exercise and at immediate, 30-, 60-, and 90-minute intervals post-exercise.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in lipid oxidation (LOx) rates were observed between the lower-body (barbell squat) and upper-body (bench press) resistance training sessions.
  • Lipid oxidation (LOx) increased significantly from baseline across both exercise conditions during the 90-minute post-exercise recovery period.
  • Resting energy expenditure (REE) did not differ significantly between the lower-body and upper-body resistance training conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Resistance training (RT) elicits comparable lipid oxidation (LOx) and resting energy expenditure (REE) responses in females, irrespective of whether the exercise primarily targets lower-body or upper-body muscle mass, provided volume-load is equated.
  • These findings support the flexibility of exercise prescription for achieving similar acute metabolic adaptations in women.
  • The study highlights that RT can be prescribed across different muscle regions to achieve similar post-exercise metabolic effects.