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Michael Phelps is probably the only most valid extreme example! https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/michael-phelps-10000-calories-diet-what-the-american-swim

• Temporary_31337 4y ago
  Lots of ultra distance runners and cyclists eat and burn more than that. The point is with sufficient exercise it is almost impossible to stay fat.
  • koide 4y ago
    And the counterpoint is that most people aren't able to do that much exercise. Because it's A LOT. Basically full time athletes or highly physical workers. So that excludes all people with a sedentary or only partially physically demanding work.
  • yourusername 4y ago
    Sufficient is a lot. If you eat a fast food meal (burger, fries, soda) above maintenance you're looking at half a marathon to burn that off. And most people aren't pro cyclists that are able to sustain 400 watts+ for a hour.
    • sarchertech 4y ago
      Sufficient is a lot, but it’s nowhere near as extreme as that example makes it sound. That’s a half marathon for a 150 lbs fit person, running efficiently. A 250 lbs person who is a little out of shape will burn that in a 2.5 hour walk. Obviously 1300 calories a day above maintenance is extreme for most people, but energy expended scales non linearly with weight. There are also a lot quicker ways to burn calories than marathon running.