Does sitting outside training raise fat and lower lean mass in athletes? In elite male athletes, more sedentary time predicted more fat but not less lean mass; a student study found no link
Oct 27
3 min read
Athletes train hard for an hour or two and then, often, sit for most of the rest of the day: travel, study, screens, recovery. In the general population, sedentary time is linked to fatness even in people who exercise. Does that still hold when training volumes are as high as an athlete's, or does the training cancel it out? Two cross-sectional studies point in different directions, and the difference between them is instructive.
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