P90X and Calories?

crisanderson27

First, I have a Polar FT7 heart rate monitor...it just came in today. In 60 minutes of doing P90x Legs & Back, it's telling me I did 598cal.

Seriously???

I still have Ab Ripper X to do!!

Does this sound correct? In 60 minutes of strength training...at a similar intensity, I'd only been counting 254cal!!

Cris

webbed1

Run that monitor on your strength training, I am dying to know what it says. I am betting the difference is the period of sustained intensity versus episodic peaks in breathing and heart rate.

TAMMY_76

that sounds about right to me i burn anywhere from 400-500 on my p90x strength training days

mindybachitt

if you were to just type in "how many calories do you burn doing p90x?" in your google search bar, it will tell you that it's about 600 calories, but everyone's different because everyone does it at their own pace and intensity. it's great, i love it!

crisanderson27

Run that monitor on your strength training, I am dying to know what it says. I am betting the difference is the period of sustained intensity versus episodic peaks in breathing and heart rate.

I do my strength training in a very similar manner to P90x anyhow...circuits, without much rest in between. I always figured in 45 minutes of strength training I was doing better than 254 calories (which is what MFP's stored number is for strength training over that period) anyhow.

Besides...this P90x is strength training, 3 days a week anyhow lol.

if you were to just type in "how many calories do you burn doing p90x?" in your google search bar, it will tell you that it's about 600 calories, but everyone's different because everyone does it at their own pace and intensity. it's great, i love it!

Yeah I'd read that before...I thought it was probably pretty seriously inflated though lol...

Guess not!

webbed1

You got have it, do me a favor. Run it when you lift. I am just very curious. It could be a real issue for me because I have been trying to not eat back calories completely, sometimes not at all, and if I am really burning that much, my stall could be just that--

crisanderson27

You got have it, do me a favor. Run it when you lift. I am just very curious. It could be a real issue for me because I have been trying to not eat back calories completely, sometimes not at all, and if I am really burning that much, my stall could be just that--

I will...remember though, I don't have heavy weight here. Monday is bodyweight (mostly) Chest & Back...looks like this:

1 - Standard Pushup
2 - Wide Front Pull Ups
3 - Military Pushups
4 - Reverse Grip Chin ups
5 - Wide Fly Pushups
6 - Close Grip Overhand Pull Ups
7 - Decline Pushups
8 - Heavy Pants
9 - Diamond Pushups
10 - Lawnmowers
11 - Dive Bomber Pushups
12 - Back Flyes
(Break here for 30s to 1m, then alternate exercises in reverse order)
13 - Wide Front Pull Ups
14 - Standard Pushup
15 - Reverse Grip Chin ups
16 - Military Pushups
17 - Close Grip Overhand Pull Ups
18 - Wide Fly Pushups
19 - Heavy Pants
20 - Decline Pushups
21 - Lawnmowers
22 - Diamond Pushups
23 - Back Flyes
24 - Dive Bomber Pushups

You do them all (the ones that require weight anyhow) with max weight to get 5-8 reps if you're looking to build muscle...but I don't own heavy enough weights at the moment. 35lbs just doesn't cover it for Heavy Pants and Lawnmowers (40's or 45's would I think). I have tricks I've learned from the bodyweight stuff where I can only get 5-8 reps of the various pushups. There's a couple short 30 second breaks in between every sixth round if I recall. Pretty intense...60 minutes straight of heavy weight, low rep exercise...and minimal breaks.

At least this one I can finish lol.

Anyhow...I'll get you numbers off this. If you're working out with heavy weight with the intensity I think you are (like I do)...these numbers should be very realistic for you...though they might be a little high since you're probably in better cardiovascular health than I am at the moment.

Cris

webbed1

Thanks bud, I appreciate you sharing. I just went to a bestbuy where ROE got her MIO and they don't have it, there is another store some distance that carries the sports stuff, I may go later or tomorrow. Now I am stoked, because I am interested in precision and I am realizing that I do not know with enough detail what I am burning. I could be formulating wrong hypotheses about why I am stalling without knowing my burn.

crisanderson27

Thanks bud, I appreciate you sharing. I just went to a bestbuy where ROE got her MIO and they don't have it, there is another store some distance that carries the sports stuff, I may go later or tomorrow. Now I am stoked, because I am interested in precision and I am realizing that I do not know with enough detail what I am burning. I could be formulating wrong hypotheses about why I am stalling without knowing my burn.

Yeah...that's why I posted looking for verification. Yesterday's workout was intense...but not a whole lot more than other days (in my opinion)...so when I read 600cal...I was kind of going...'whoa...is that right??' lol. On days I eat 1900cal...that's putting me in the 1300cal range! Ab Ripper was another 130cal or so on top of it in 15 minutes (yeah...I was doggin' it lol)...which would be down in the 1170 net calorie range.

Not good!

webbed1

I've lost some size since I further reduced calories and even did that 2.5 weeks of about 50-75 carbs and yes, I lost bodyfat, I can tell from the veins, less skin to pinch, definition, but I might have done it too fast, too hard, and unnecessarily sacrificed precious and hard won lean tissue... Alas, back to the drawing board but this time with MORE PRECISION. Hell, muscle goes away fast but sure as heck don't come quick enough...

crisanderson27

I've lost some size since I further reduced calories and even did that 2.5 weeks of about 50-75 carbs and yes, I lost bodyfat, I can tell from the veins, less skin to pinch, definition, but I might have done it too fast, too hard, and unnecessarily sacrificed precious and hard won lean tissue... Alas, back to the drawing board but this time with MORE PRECISION. Hell, muscle goes away fast but sure as heck don't come quick enough...

LOL isn't that the truth!! Fat's the opposite too...comes back fast...goes away hella slow lol.

I'm going off the minimal carb thing too...well, to under 150g a day anyhow....and probably closer to 100g. I may spike carbs every third or fourth day as well...with complex carbs of course...just to see the results.

Today is a dismal failure as far as diet...my littlest ones are vomiting sick, and have been since 4am...we all slept in till almost 11am (no morning meals lol)...and now that I'm hungry...I'm too tired to cook, and the chicken we have is clearly questionable.

Yay.

I may just say to hell with it today and go get some Taco Bell to get us through lunch. One day out of 2mos isn't going to kill anything lol.

Cris

lamorte

For tracking exercise on Myfitnesspal , adding p90x was an issue. As you know some days are way more intense than others. Chest and back vs. yoga I'm sure doesn't burn the same amount of calories...My solution, instead of trying to figure each days workout/calories burned, I just averaged it out to 450 pe rworkout. I did this just so I could add something to the exercise tracking portion ......I may be off on some days and might consider revisting this for more accurate tracking ...but 450 seems to work for now..

webbed1

Taco Bell, ah man, I can just TASTE it! I'm going to have steak and whole eggs all day tomorrow, all 4 meals, but capping at 2000 cals. Check out what I had this morning; at 5pm EST I am having 1 can of tuna and 1 tblspn of olive oil. Then I'll have another 200 cals before bed, again equal cals of good fat and protein. That will conclude my 1000 cal day.

crisanderson27

Taco Bell, ah man, I can just TASTE it!

It was gross...seriously lol.

For tracking exercise on Myfitnesspal , adding p90x was an issue. As you know some days are way more intense than others. Chest and back vs. yoga I'm sure doesn't burn the same amount of calories...My solution, instead of trying to figure each days workout/calories burned, I just averaged it out to 450 pe rworkout. I did this just so I could add something to the exercise tracking portion ......I may be off on some days and might consider revisting this for more accurate tracking ...but 450 seems to work for now..

What I'll probably do is just track every workout and edit it as needed, if you know what I mean. No point in having a $70 HRM if I don't use it!

lamorte

Very true !