Predictive equations fail to accurately assess resting metabolic rate in international elite male volleyball players

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Currently recommended predictive resting metabolic rate equations fail to accurately assess resting metabolic rate in heavier elite male volleyball athletes with higher fat-free mass. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

Erik Sesbreno; Jennifer Sygo; Christine E. Dziedzic; François Haman; Margo Mountjoy; Anne‐Sophie Brazeau; Denis P. Blondin

doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00149.2025

November 6, 2025AJP Endocrinology and MetabolismOpen Access

Predictive equations fail to accurately assess resting metabolic rate in international elite male volleyball players

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The most recently recommended predictive resting metabolic rate equations for athletes are unsuitable for heavier elite male volleyball athletes with higher FFM.

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