Human trials
An eating window alongside resistance training
Effects of eight weeks of time-restricted feeding (16/8) on basal metabolism, maximal strength, body composition, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk factors in resistance-trained males
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What it found
Fat mass decreased more with time restriction. Fat-free mass and maximal strength were maintained in both groups.
Keep these limits in view
A small, short study in trained men does not establish long-term muscle gain, recovery, or benefits for other populations. Intake differences may have remained despite intended matching. Maintaining measured lean mass is different from proving superior hypertrophy.
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- Evidence type
- Randomized controlled trial
- Population or scope
- Men with resistance-training experience
- Sample or coverage
- 34 randomized
- Study duration or data period
- 8 weeks
- Comparison
- Three meals within 8 hours versus three meals spread across the day, alongside resistance training. Energy and macronutrients were intended to match and assessed using food diaries and interviews; this was not a controlled feeding study.
- Measured outcomes
- DXA fat mass and fat-free mass, anthropometric arm/thigh muscle-area estimates, and bench/leg-press maximal strength.
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