CEC
ARTICLE
REVIEW:
By measuring the metabolic demands of common exercises
researchers were able to rate the most effective moves for
energy expenditure, aerobic capacity and heart rate.
WORDS: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MIKE CLIMSTEIN & JOE WALSH
Title: Comparison of Acute Metabolic Responses to Traditional
Resistance, Body-Weight, and Battling Rope Exercises
Author: Dr’s Ratamess et al. (Dept of Health & Exercise Science,
College of New Jersey, USA)
Source: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research July 2014
(ePub before print)
Introduction: It’s the last week of university and I’m preparing
my last lecture for a colleague who is in Las Vegas at a strength
and conditioning conference. Hmmph! Just not fair – and on
top of sending an email from the poolside reminding me to
give the lecture, he has the audacity to complain about
the 40°C weather (did I mention it’s been single digits
temperature here on the Gold Coast in the mornings?)
Anyway, getting back on topic, I’m preparing his
lecture on obesity and am including a number of
slides on basal metabolic rate, resting metabolic
rate, assessment of obesity (skinfolds, bio elec