My team from @UNSWMedicine has just released an interesting #systematicreview on RT + body fat in @SportsMedicineJ. Some novel and important findings for ExRx for body comp control. A thread 1/7.

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@mawewege @bri__clifford @Mattjones0203 @imtiazdesai 2) We found that RT elicits reductions of ~1.4% body fat percentage and 0.55kg body fat mass compared with non-exercise control. Importantly, this is in studies NOT designed for weight loss! We excluded studies with concurrent dietary and aerobic exercise interventions.