Two Tabata cycles in a single training set maximize fat oxidation after exercise in male college students with overweight/obesity

Two Tabata cycles in a single training set maximize fat oxidation after exercise in male college students with overweight/obesity | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Two Tabata cycles in a single training set maximize fat oxidation after exercise in male college students with overweight/obesity Zhuoyue Cheng, Lixia Liu, Yanbai Han, Hongli Wang, Yongbo Wang, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6015135/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 30 Sep, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 12 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Tabata has been identified to enhance energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. The study aims to find an optimal Tabata volume for weight loss. 32 male university students with overweight/obesity participated in three tests. Test I consisted of a single Tabata cycle, Test II consisted of two, and Test III consisted of three. Each cycle was separated by a 10-minute interval, and each test was set as 7 days interval. Gas exchange indices were monitored during the last Tabata cycle of the test and the 30-minute recovery period. Subsequently, fat and glucose oxidation amounts, rates, and energy expenditure were calculated. During the 10-minute recovery period, the fat oxidation amounts of Test II (0.80±0.26 g) and Test III (0.87±0.24 g) were higher than Test I (0.50±0.11 g, p<0.001). There was no significant difference between Test II and Test III. During the 20-minute and 30-minute recovery periods, Test II (3.21±0.50 g; 5.04±1.02 g) showed significantly higher fat oxidation amount than Test I (2.47±0.59 g, p<0.001; 4.41±0.98 g, p<0.05) and Test III (2.80±0.43 g, p<0.001; 4.11±0.96 g, p0.05). No significant differences in energy expenditure were observed among the three tests during recovery periods (p>0.05). We conclude that two Tabata cycles show the highest fat oxidation amount with the same energy expenditure amount during the recovery period, which is the optimal Tabata volume for weight loss. Health sciences/Health care/Weight management Health sciences/Endocrinology/Endocrine system and metabolic diseases/Obesity Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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