Endocannabinoid and psychological responses to acute resistance exercise in trained and untrained adults.
Zoe SirotiakBrandon T GallagherCourtney A Smith-HernandezLucas J ShowmanCecilia J HillardAngelique G BrellenthinPublished in: PloS one (2023)
These results indicate that acute resistance exercise may reduce eCB and related lipid concentrations, which is opposite to the increase in lipids typically observed with acute aerobic exercise. Furthermore, psychological improvements occur after resistance exercise regardless of decreases in eCBs, supporting the notion that psychological changes with exercise likely occur through a wide variety of biological and environmental mechanisms.