Ultra-endurance athletes and the metabolic ceiling
Andrew Best, Srishti Sadhir, Emily Hyatt, Herman Pontzer
Topics & Concepts
Basal metabolic rateAthletesBiologyCeiling (cloud)Energy expenditureMetabolic rateEndurance trainingMetabolic costAnimal scienceWork (physics)Energy metabolismEnergy requirementPhysical therapyDemographyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhysiologyMetabolic equivalentMathematicsAnthropometryAdipose Tissue and MetabolismMuscle metabolism and nutritionDiet and metabolism studies