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The Energetic Cost of Building Human Skeletal Muscle
Michalis G. Nikolaidis, Vassilis Paschalis, Nikos V. Margaritelis
The paper calculates the energetic cost of building human skeletal muscle using a bottom-up model, finding a central estimate of 14570 kJ/kg (3481 kcal/kg) of metabolizable energy required.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.17.745156