1,000 calories in 1 hour? Almost.

werewolf1388

😉

callsitlikeiseeit

aside from the fact that machine estimates tend to be inflated and not actual lol

i guess depending on height/weight its possible. but even at my heaviest (300 pounds) i didnt burn that much in an hour.

Machka9

If you jogged up stairs for an hour, you'd probably hit 1000 calories in an hour.

collectingblues

Just remember that elipticals can vastly overestimate the calories burned. Be cautious about eating all of those back...

jjpptt2

Running 9 miles at 170lbs is in the neighborhood of 1000 calories, so I'd say that estimate is as reasonable as any estimate given no additional information/context.

L1zardQueen

It would take me close to two hours to that much. Yep, good economy of time spent.

Do you eat back most of those calories?
Do you do anything else other than cardio?

sijomial

2 calories more than when you posted the same in December, that's progress.

pierinifitness

I have a saying, "The cardio pony can build a stallion appetite." "The calories I burn in an hour can be eaten in 5 minutes, maybe 15 minutes in your case. Keep up the good work and stay in the steady lane for best results.

yirara

sijomial wrote: »

2 calories more than when you posted the same in December, that's progress.

Oh, I thought it looked oddly familiar. While 9*170*0.67 checks out I doubt this equation would work on a threadmill as you're basically just jumping up and down and not propelling yourself forward.

psychod787

I can tell you my treadmill states I burn 120 cals a mile at 3.125 mph... actually burn by a year of tracking 75 cals...

jjpptt2

psychod787 wrote: »

I can tell you my treadmill states I burn 120 cals a mile at 3.125 mph... actually burn by a year of tracking 75 cals...

You mean, "by a year of estimating..."

But regardless, your numbers/experience have nothing to do with OP's numbers.

NorthCascades

My FTP is around 275w, which means I can burn almost 1,000 kcals in an hour ... if I want to take the next three days off.

Noreenmarie1234

psychod787 wrote: »

I can tell you my treadmill states I burn 120 cals a mile at 3.125 mph... actually burn by a year of tracking 75 cals...

How is your burn so high? I only burn 35-45 per mile at faster speeds.

PaigeAnderson1793

Nice work!

OhMsDiva

I thought the post was about eating 1000 calories in an hour. I was about to say I can do that easily.

CarvedTones

Congratulations - you burned more calories than any activity on LiveStrong's list of the 10 best cardio workouts in terms of calorie burn:

https://www.livestrong.com/article/18777-cardio-workout-burns-calories/

I have see lists that go higher with elite athletic activities going over 1000.

lorrpb

Elite athletes like Michael Phelps have said their burn during training is max 15 cal/min so I doubt most of us are going to exceed that.

AnnPT77

I see that you have that winkie in there, OP. ( ).

And you have every right to be proud of an intense hour's workout (as long as it's not blowing out your energy level for the rest of the day, or if it is, then not being repeated very often . . . because that would be counter-productive, wouldn't it?).

Beyond that, I'll see that and raise you two:

sijomial

lorrpb wrote: »

Elite athletes like Michael Phelps have said their burn during training is max 15 cal/min so I doubt most of us are going to exceed that.

I think Michael was being rather disingenuous with that comment (as he also used to be about his diet). 15 cal/min is low for an elite athlete.

I do agree with your comment in that most people won't be able to sustain that (for long anyway) - the range between a normal person and the elite is far wider than most realise.
It's not uncommon for the top elite cyclists to be sustaining over 400watts, that's 1,440 net cals for an hour or 25 cal/min.
Short duration max is far higher than that.

psychod787

jjpptt2 wrote: »

psychod787 wrote: »

I can tell you my treadmill states I burn 120 cals a mile at 3.125 mph... actually burn by a year of tracking 75 cals...

You mean, "by a year of estimating..."

But regardless, your numbers/experience have nothing to do with OP's numbers.

Fair enough.... estimations only. Just like food tracking in off. It's just an example how much machines can actually be off. As a side note.. my "estimation" was actually 75.65, but, the .65 felt like bragging...Next time I will have to do a Vo2...

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

psychod787 wrote: »

I can tell you my treadmill states I burn 120 cals a mile at 3.125 mph... actually burn by a year of tracking 75 cals...

How is your burn so high? I only burn 35-45 per mile at faster speeds.

Could be differences in incline, body comp, I am male... ect...

MHarper522

lorrpb wrote: »

Elite athletes like Michael Phelps have said their burn during training is max 15 cal/min so I doubt most of us are going to exceed that.

Calorie burn in cardio activities varies a lot by your weight, as well as intensity. While a lot of us will never be able to match the intensity of an athlete, a lot of us on MPH are heavier than those same athletes which means more calories for the same level or lower level of effort.