Scientists have long hypothesized about a theoretical limit to human energy use. The research, published today in Current ...

The research, published today in Current Biology, showed that ultramarathoners can burn an astounding 11,000 calories per day ...

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

When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit ...

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

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Scientists tracked 14 elite endurance athletes for a year and found a metabolic ceiling: no one sustained more than 2.5× ...

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