Is this possible? 911 calorie burn in 80 minutes?

Mateo1985

Hello guys!!!

How is everyone?

I've been working out for the last 4 months using StrongLifts 5X5 program. Last week I took my brother HRM to the gym just to see how many calories I'd burn. To get the sweat going and enable the HRM to track my calories I did a warm up on a bike for 8 minutes at moderate resistance. The display showed I burned about 60 calories in the 8 minutes. I was off to the lifting room right after and spent about an hour there doing work out consisting of Squats with 120 lbs of weight. Bench press with 160 lbs. Inverted rows with 160 lbs. 70 push ups and doing planks for 3 minutes. After the weighting room I was back to Cardio. For 20 minutes I ran for about 15-20 minutes burning around 150 cals based on the machines information.

When I got home I checked the caloric burn that I had during the work out and it showed I burned 911 calories. Is that possible? Seems a little too much for me. What do you guys think?

sarahkatara

if you used your HRM correctly, you burned 911 calories. GREAT JOB! now go eat something!

addisondisease

No you HRM is telling you to CALL 911 cause you are getting so swole!

Haha joking aside, i burnt around 2,000 calories yesterday rock climbing for 2 hours so 900 cal in 80 is very possible.

SeanIsMyHomeboy

911 calories.

Never Forget.

erickirb

possible yes, but if you HRM said that then you probably didn't burn that many, HRM's are not accurate when it comes to strength training. The calculation used assumes a certain oxygen uptake that only occurs during cardio. So while you were lifting your HR does go up but your HR assumes it is going up due to the same physiological factors that cause it to go up during steady state cardio, which it does not, and will over estimate your burn for everything other than cardio.

hkussatz

I think its possible! I've been checking activity calculators and a good taebo workout can burn almost 900 calories in an hr. If thats accurately then it is definately possible for you to burn 911 in 80 mins! Keep up the good work.

mkwongh

if you used your HRM correctly, you burned 911 calories. GREAT JOB! now go eat something!

:laugh: this

StevieBonezz

Newsqueeze...you made me cry laughing. We will always remember.

sc1572

HRM are very accurate!

PeaceLoveVeggies

911 calories.

Never Forget.

I laughed so hard at this, and now I feel bad >_< LOL

jlc1243

No, HRM's are not accurate when it comes to strength training. The calculation used assumes a certain oxygen uptake that only occurs during cardio. So while you were lifting your HR does go up but your HR assumes it is going up due to the same physiological factors that cause it to go up during steady state cardio, which it does not, and will over estimate your burn for everything other than cardio.

Thanks for this. I did not know that!

Moonbeamlissie

Did you set the HRM to your body weight and height?

oneIT

Cut the cals in half for weights. You figure your only lifting half the time instead of resting right? Or maybe 1/3. Its very hard to tell.

melibea

You have to set heart rate monitor with your stats, did you make sure to do that? I mean I ask because you mentioned it was your brother's HRM. It will be more accurate with your stats and not his.

And like another person commented on here already, I have also read that HRMs don't accurately measure the calories you burn during strength training.

I'm no saying you did not burn 911 calories, maybe you did burn that (or less, or more!). I'm just saying I wouldn't trust that number so much.

melg126

911 calories.

Never Forget.

LOL!!!!

sandiki

Sure its possible. I had a 758 burn this am in 76 min of kettlebell conditioning. WTG on your burn!

SithZombie

No you HRM is telling you to CALL 911 cause you are getting so swole!

Haha joking aside, i burnt around 2,000 calories yesterday rock climbing for 2 hours so 900 cal in 80 is very possible.

I am SUPER jealous! I wish I could go do that! Did you boulder, or what?

KatieJane83

Just a side note, I always use what the hrm tells me I burned for weight lifting, even though I'm sure it's too high for the session, because a wonderful thing about weight lifting is that you continue to burn cals for hours afterwards, so I figure it all balances out.

erickirb

HRM are very accurate!

Only for cardio activities, not strength training.

katekrise

Sure it's possible. If you were to jog for that amount of time...you'd probably burn even more.

daeljo

911 calories.

Never Forget.

Bahhaha!

athearenee

Sounds like the Ultimate Burn!!
I believe that's called muscle confusion...switching it up and challenging different muscles.
That's Awesome!!
Great Job :noway:

MikeInAZ

I burn about 800 in 60 min doing a very intense workout. The more you weigh the more you burn too! Get a heart rate monitor, like a Polar FT4, it will be very accurate.

It's possible to do 900 in 80 mins!

shedoos

possible yes, but if you HRM said that then you probably didn't burn that many, HRM's are not accurate when it comes to strength training. The calculation used assumes a certain oxygen uptake that only occurs during cardio. So while you were lifting your HR does go up but your HR assumes it is going up due to the same physiological factors that cause it to go up during steady state cardio, which it does not, and will over estimate your burn for everything other than cardio.

I don't want to hijack the thread - and I absolutely believe you on this - but I'm wondering the most accurate way to account for your burn when strength training?

cheshirequeen

ive done that doing zumba before.

Ready4Battle

possible yes, but if you HRM said that then you probably didn't burn that many, HRM's are not accurate when it comes to strength training. The calculation used assumes a certain oxygen uptake that only occurs during cardio. So while you were lifting your HR does go up but your HR assumes it is going up due to the same physiological factors that cause it to go up during steady state cardio, which it does not, and will over estimate your burn for everything other than cardio.

I still don't buy this. It might be scientific, but just like BMI calculations, it's all speculation. I guarantee I burn more with my weight training in 45 minutes than someone jogging on a treadmill for 45. I don't see how it can possibly be valid if someone that weight trains super sets all exercises, works the entire body, and never takes a break.

runfrommygenes

ALSO, HRM work more accurately when you have your VO2 set right in the HRM!!! Just an FYI

BelleHeart

yes its possible! i know that i burn 1000 calories in zumba in only 60 minutes! it depends on how hard you are working and how much you weigh

raven56706

I burned 1115 calories on the treadmill once... i shoveled last weekend and i burned 985 calories...


yep its possible..

erickirb

possible yes, but if you HRM said that then you probably didn't burn that many, HRM's are not accurate when it comes to strength training. The calculation used assumes a certain oxygen uptake that only occurs during cardio. So while you were lifting your HR does go up but your HR assumes it is going up due to the same physiological factors that cause it to go up during steady state cardio, which it does not, and will over estimate your burn for everything other than cardio.

I still don't buy this. It might be scientific, but just like BMI calculations, it's all speculation. I guarantee I burn more with my weight training in 45 minutes than someone jogging on a treadmill for 45. I don't see how it can possibly be valid if someone that weight trains super sets all exercises, works the entire body, and never takes a break.

In that case you may burn more than your HRM says, but you HRM will not be correct.

raven56706

whats VO2?