Performance Nutrition Digest

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How many calories does an Ironman world champion burn? 🔥

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Tom Coughlin
Jun 17, 2026
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Training volume and total energy expenditure of an Olympic and Ironman world champion: approaching the upper limits of human capabilities

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This new study analysed the total energy expenditure of world-class triathlete Kristian Blummenf…

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