The dark blue circles on the left side of the graph show the direct measurements of calorie burn during training and racing.

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When athletes devote large amounts of energy to running or cycling, they unconsciously cut back on energy output elsewhere.

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The number is much smaller than previous research, which estimated metabolic ceilings as 10 times your BMR. And while extreme ...

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