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Re:ConBody – prison style workout raises $25,000 in hours to... by falcolas on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:04AM (#15600767)
I remember reading that the difference between the fastest and slowest metabolisms worked out to somewhere around 1-200 calories per day. Not a huge difference.

The Mayo Clinic’s own comment on this seems to agree. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-...

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Re:ConBody – prison style workout raises $25,000 in hours to... by newlyretired on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @10:21AM (#15601334)
200cal/day is about 20 lbs./year, not accounting for adaptation.
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