650+ cals burned doing LIT hr

[LionsGate]

hey, quick question. the cals burned on the machine is over 650 per hour of lit. is this accurate?

hr is 127-133 220lbs

usually 12 incline 3.7 speed. the calories seem high for lit. just wondering if this is typical.

[Dont wanna be old]

Sounds ok

[cubnlynx]

The higher the incline and the faster you go equals more calories burned.

[ranging1]

what is lit? a treadmill?

either way 650 does seem a little high for that type of heart rate and bodyweight, but im not to sure what exercise your doing?

[LionsGate]

The higher the incline and the faster you go equals more calories burned.

yeah i know, just didnt think keeping heart rate at 133 would burn that many calories.

what is lit? a treadmill?

either way 650 does seem a little high for that type of heart rate and bodyweight, but im not to sure what exercise your doing?

lit=low intensity training

yes its a treadmill.

thanks guys!

[MotoLifter]

well you are doing it for an hour. that sounds on the high side but not unimaginable. try cutting it down to 45 min if you think thats to much, or decreasing the angle or speed.


Moto

[FireGuy]

10 calories per minute is a good general rule of thumb for cardio, so this number is in the ballpark. You would have to know your LBM and HR and O2 consumption to arrive at the real number.

[spywizard]

VO2Max is needed to figure it out exactly,,, using a HRT monitor like the Polar FT 80 can do that for ya,

here's a point in fact, using a heart rate monitor you can keep yourself in a zone where you can burn 700 cals in 40 minutes doing resistance training.. more if you keep your hr up..

thats not even the pre cardio warm up or the post cardio in a low intensity zone,

with that combination I have described you can burn

100 cals pre workout
700 cals doing resistance
200 cals post workout..

but you have to really keep the post workout hr low otherwise you will be be using burning that hard earned muscle..

[LionsGate]

10 calories per minute is a good general rule of thumb for cardio, so this number is in the ballpark. You would have to know your LBM and HR and O2 consumption to arrive at the real number.

heya, thanks for the reply. yeah it was closer to 620 this am doing lit. good to know. LBM is 183 hr is 127-133. not sure how i figure out O2. thanks FG

VO2Max is needed to figure it out exactly,,, using a HRT monitor like the Polar FT 80 can do that for ya, i checked out a quite a few from polar. pricey for the bells and whistles... but the only features i would want is HR and Cals burned. without the chest strap if possible.

here's a point in fact, using a heart rate monitor you can keep yourself in a zone where you can burn 700 cals in 40 minutes doing resistance training.. more if you keep your hr up.. yeah i hear ya,i always wonder how many calories im burning while doing weights. i just question how accurate it can be.

thats not even the pre cardio warm up or the post cardio in a low intensity zone,

with that combination I have described you can burn

100 cals pre workout
700 cals doing resistance
200 cals post workout..

but you have to really keep the post workout hr low otherwise you will be be using burning that hard earned muscle..

thanks for the input guys. seems the cals burned for lit is about where it should be.

[spywizard]

sorry brotha, I can get you the best price on it.. but I don't know another one that will do the cals burned.. sorry..

[LionsGate]

np, the polar ft40 looked basic..179.00 but comes with chest strap.

also a question about these.

can u imput stats into them via usb etc. i know the size of the person makes a diff right? so i dont see how keeping track of your heart rate can count exact calories with these monitors. especially things like stair steppers or incline walking dragging 220lbs up. just wondering. thanks spy

[Jon the Rooster]

I have a polar w/h chest strap. Don't like it to much but works great. I had no Idea that I was always way over my target zone until I got one. I wish I could have found one with an arm band instead, but it is , what it is.