Back/Shoulder Workout This AM...

BLifts38
BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm not sure if it was because it was Monday at 5:45 AM, but I could not get my heart rate elevated during my back/shoulder lifting session this morning. In an hour and 20 minutes, I burned 385 calories -- and that was with 5 minutes on the elliptical to warm up and a 10 minute walk at 3.8 mph. I felt like I was lifting at weights that pushed me... but I'm not sure, I just felt super BLAH during my workout.

Any pointers? Any recommendations for good back/shoulder workouts? Any advice at all would be much appreciated! :)

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Seems like a decent burn for lifting. Since there isn't a way to track strength training calories, I am curious how you came up with that number?


    But yes, we all have off days. I just fight through and live to fight another day.
  • BLifts38
    BLifts38 Posts: 248 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seems like a decent burn for lifting. Since there isn't a way to track strength training calories, I am curious how you came up with that number?


    But yes, we all have off days. I just fight through and live to fight another day.

    Per my HRM.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    bmarge10288 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seems like a decent burn for lifting. Since there isn't a way to track strength training calories, I am curious how you came up with that number?


    But yes, we all have off days. I just fight through and live to fight another day.

    Per my HRM.

    Awe, okay. I wouldn't put to much emphasis on that number then.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    We all have good days and bad days and mediocre days in the gym. I'd just chalk it up as a bad, or blah, day and move on.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    are you trying to use a back/shoulder lifting program to raise your heartrate? you would be better off doing cardio for a heart rate activity and to burn calories. Otherwise you could try lifting lighter weight and a massive amount of reps, that might raise your heart rate.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    bmarge10288 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seems like a decent burn for lifting. Since there isn't a way to track strength training calories, I am curious how you came up with that number?


    But yes, we all have off days. I just fight through and live to fight another day.

    Per my HRM.

    that's pretty much a useless number.
    Heart rate monitors aren't going to give you an accurate reading for something that isn't steady state- because you have such excessive spikes from the internal pressure of lifting- it's just going to throw it all off.

    So- don't rely on that.

    Second point- some days- lifting is just like that. You can't PR every lift- and you can't feel like a rock star ever life- that's just a reality.

    But success comes from showing up- and grinding through it regardless of what you FEEL like.

    So congrats- that was a successful work out.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Heart rate? Concerned about getting it Elevated? For a back and shoulder workout?

    Fairly certain that's not even a real thing.
  • clay0904
    clay0904 Posts: 13 Member
    The YouTube channel 'AthleanX' has good tips for all types of weight training. I've seen a couple good videos from them regarding shoulder and back workouts that you can watch to give you ideas.

    Like others have said, it was just a bad day. Try getting more rest or eating more if this continues.

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