Dr. Ben BikmanCell Biology Professor Advancing Scientific Discovery

Study shows resistance training improves insulin resistance better than aerobic training #metabolism

27 May 2024

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This is a YouTube video titled "Study shows resistance training improves insulin resistance better than aerobic training #metabolism" containing a conversation recorded in May 2024. The discussion features Benjamin Bikman and another speaker talking about a recent study comparing the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on insulin resistance, highlighting the superior and more immediate benefits of resistance training.

I am working on.
A talk with regards to exercise and insulin resistance that I'm giving later in the year. I wanted to share with you guys some of the results of a study.
This is the title as I awkwardly position the camera. It was just published last year and you can see one of the statements they make is that compared with aerobic exercise, resistance exercise ended up yielding superior results with insulin resistance. It was interesting though when they note even further and I'll just summarize that.
Last part where they find that with aerobic exercise the improvements in insulin resistance were based on any degree of weight loss, so that was more of a steady slow effect. However, with resistance training it was immediate. There was something just much more powerful about improving insulin resistance by challenging the muscles to failure or to fatigue. That happens with resistance training. So minute for minute, if your time is limited, my recommendation is focus more on resistance training than aerobic.