High reps low weight(calories burned)
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Any update on this 5x50 @ 225lbs squat video?
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@katelynmccloy do you have that video yet?0
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Chuck Norris once got a pump squatting 5x50 @ 225 pounds. There were no survivors.0
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The way to track calories with weight training is using a HRM(heart rate monitor).
You will burn more calories lifting heavier, not lighter. Example, 50 reps x 5 sets. Lets assume 1lbs lifting weight(just for example)
1*50*5 = 250 total weight lifting
Now imagine if you do 100lbs for 5 sets and 5 reps
100 *5*5 = 2500 total weight lifted.
What takes more time, 50 reps or 5 sets, or 5 reps for 5 sets? You're doing more work in a shorter period of time. It's like walking 1 mile or sprinting 1 mile, what burns more?
No easy way to say: everything in this post is wrong.
You actually burn more calories per set to failure lifting light weights (eg 40% of 1 RM) compared to heavy weights (eg 90% of 1 RM). Like 2-3x more (although still not a huge amount). The reason is simple: significantly more time working. And the "afterburn" is the same.
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OXYGEN CONSUMPTION ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE AND STRENGTH: 1-SET OF
BENCH PRESS TO MUSCULAR FATIGUE
CHRISTOPHER B. SCOTT,
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BRIAN H. LEIGHTON,
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