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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by oezi on Thursday January 26, 2023 @02:57PM (#34537831)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaw0341

"Incorporating data from overfeeding studies, we find evidence for an alimentary energy supply limit in humans of ~2.5× BMR"

A good book the topic is Herman Ponzer's "Burn"

The main issue seems the surface area of the GI tract.

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Re:1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness a... by petesergeant on Thursday January 26, 2023 @10:02PM (#34541959)
Fascinating, thank you. Apparently this means the most I can gain over Xmas week is 2.45kg, which is reassuring.
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