The Discover Strength Podcast

The Surprising Truth About Exercise, Calories, and Weight Loss with Dr. Eric Trexler

September 3, 2026·32 min
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How does the body respond when we increase physical activity while trying to lose weight? In this episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, Luke Carlson is joined by Dr. Eric Trexler of Duke University to discuss one of the most important and provocative areas of exercise science: constrained total energy expenditure. Dr. Trexler explains the difference between the traditional “additive” model of energy expenditure and the constrained model, which suggests that the body can compensate for inc...

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