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Curious question here.

In another thread in the Fatloss forum, Eric said this:

"But I'd recommend a full-body routine with relatively low volume and compound exercises. That will allow the highest intensity and will therefore have a big effect on post exercise metabolism."

The last part interested me, mainly because I'm trying to burn off some fat myself to get ready for wrestling and so kickstarting my metabolism has been essential. I've been focusing mainly on cardio for that - both to burn fat and to keep my metabolism up - but also on different cross-training programs to get both aerobic and anaerobic work in.

But Eric's quote up top made me wonder: what effect do these different types of work have on metabolism after (and for how long)? Does a high-intensity, low-volume lift (focusing on compound movements) have the biggest effect on metabolism, or would a cardio-based program have a bigger effect? Related note - how long after doing any type of workout does your metabolism keep operating at a higher-than-usual rate?

I'd love to know some of this stuff to help burn off the fat, and if it's something that is in a sticky somewhere, yell at me and I'll get to reading

Thanks guys