HIIT Sheds 25% Intra-Bellyfat in 32 Workouts - Despite T2DM & W/Out Dieting! Plus: Always 'Add Weights' When Dieting
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) sheds significantly more belly fat over (-10% vs. 0%) and under (-25% vs. +10%) female abs than isocaloric medium intensity steady state exercise aka MICT. Losing 25% of visceral fat without dieting and with only two workouts per week (16 weeks x 2 workouts = 32 workouts total)? That sounds like straight from a 'spam ad' on Facebook, right? Well, it is based on scientific evidence, though... evidence from a study in Diabetes & Metabolism that tested the effects of a very manageable high-intensity interval training regimen (2 x 20 min per week) on abdominal fat mass in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes (Maillard. 2016).c Ok, I have to admit that's different from both, (a) the athletes in the second study that made it into today's SuppVersity short news (the one about maximal fat oxidation) and (b) the average SuppVersity readers, but knowing the exact protocol, which is different from much (if not everything) y...