already burning 1000 calories per hour
davidwhite1987
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So I’ve been motivating my friend to start hitting the gym and start exercising.. She finally got convinced,, she is 22 years old around 126 pounds.. She is vegetarian for most part and never been to the gym before,, she didn’t even know what an elliptical machine was… she used to live a normal lifestyle ..Her daily exercise used to be walking to the buss top and walking to classes in her university campus!... after only 2 days at the gym,, she now can burn 1000 calories on the elliptical machine in just an hour! She sets it at almost the highest resistance.. and when she is done,, she is not even feeling exhausted.. sometimes she doesn't leave the gym afterwards and continues on other machines.. She has been doing this every day for almost 2 weeks now (ever since she started hitting the gym).. is this normal?! Or most importantly, is this healthy?! I am kinda concerned for her
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i highly doubt she is burning 1000 cal per hr on the elliptical, im heavier than her and average 600 cal per hr. anywho yeh too much cardio can be trouble, overtraining is a concern but its only been 2 wks lol its new too her so maybe thats why she there all the time, if she continues this crazy cardio just have a chat and voice your concerns. an average 3- 4 days a week is good for cardio, one rest day per week is great also0
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What the machine says her calorie burn is versus what it REALLY is are two very different things! I can almost guarantee that she is not burning 1000 calories in an hour; not many people do.0
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The calories are being calculated by the machine.. after she enters her age and weight.. the maachine brand is HI.POWER
That also does sound impossible to me.. even at high resistance. . But still. . She could be going at it fast with a high rpm..0 -
The calories are being calculated by the machine.. after she enters her age and weight.. the maachine brand is HI.POWER
That also does sound impossible to me.. even at high resistance. . But still. . She could be going at it fast with a high rpm..
she could be doing all those things- but as a smaller person- unless she's like 4 feet- 126 lbs isn't much- she isn't going to be burning 1000 calories per hour.
it's not happening.0 -
Even if the machines are not accurate... still is it normal for a person who never worked out... to start scoring 1000 calories per our at the machine. ..i mean thats really astonishing .. ibe never expect something like that0
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gross over estimation of calories burned0
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First, no, she is not burning 1,000 calories in an hour, no matter what exercise she's doing.
Second, walking to the bus stop and to classes was probably pretty good exercise. You don't have to use a gym or even do formal exercise to be getting exercise, so she probably was already in pretty good shape.0 -
what are you concerned about? is she not eating enough? that's great if she's really getting a burn that big (which i doubt) if she's eating enough to balance it out.0
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Every elliptical I've ever been on has greatly overestimated my calories burned. I have a Polar heart rate monitor. When the elliptical tells me I burned 800 calories, my HRM usually tells me 500-600.0
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Machines are not always accurate. Most only use the Gender, Weight, and Resistance to determine the calories burnt. Then on top of that they put more on the resistance level than anything else. Back when I first started and I was cranking up the difficulty level on the elliptical I thought I was burning a ton too. Then I got a heart rate monitor which knows nothing of the resistance level and saw a dramatic reporting difference.
You can guess which number provided greater weight loss.0 -
There is no way at that size she is burning 1000 calories in an hour.... I am 6 ft. and weigh 250 lbs. and I use the Precor elliptical and max it out at ramp 20 and resistance 20 and in 60 minutes can only hit about 850-900 calories and that is based off my Polar FT60 heartrate monitor.... Now on the ?? is it normal to move on to other machines, yeah I don't see an issues there I will do 60 minutes on the elliptical and then hit the treadmill or rowing machine or etc.. I normal do 90 minute on my heavier cardio day.... Best of Luck0
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Not that it's necessarily a good move for you to interject into her routine (generally, people don't like unwanted advice...), it's nice that you're concerned for her health.
Even just starting out, 1000 calories for elliptical for an hour is unlikely for someone that age and I assume a healthy weight (you didn't mention height).
However, you simply asked, "Is this healthy?" I wouldn't say doing an hour of heavy duty elliptical everyday, with no rest, is a good idea. She's not giving her body time to recover, and is most likely lowering her immune system/raising her cortisol, which can eventually backfire.0 -
The calories are being calculated by the machine.. after she enters her age and weight.. the maachine brand is HI.POWER
That also does sound impossible to me.. even at high resistance. . But still. . She could be going at it fast with a high rpm..
Anywhoooo, shouldn't be your concern how much whoever burns doing whatever workout. :drinker:0 -
i highly doubt she is burning 1000 cal per hr on the elliptical, im heavier than her and average 600 cal per hr. anywho yeh too much cardio can be trouble, overtraining is a concern but its only been 2 wks lol its new too her so maybe thats why she there all the time, if she continues this crazy cardio just have a chat and voice your concerns. an average 3- 4 days a week is good for cardio, one rest day per week is great also
I agree with this. I doubt she is burning that much at her weight. Also she's doing something new which is exciting to her, but I wouldn't be surprised if she burns out soon at the rate she's going.0 -
One of two things can happen. Either she will burn out at that rate - in which case, give her room to find her own suitable routine. Or she will continue to do what she's doing and actually enjoy it. Either way, I don't think this is cause for concern.0
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The calories are being calculated by the machine.. after she enters her age and weight.. the maachine brand is HI.POWER
That also does sound impossible to me.. even at high resistance. . But still. . She could be going at it fast with a high rpm..
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At 126 lbs, if she can burn 1000 calories an hour, I would get her to a coach and start getting her ready for the 2016 Olympics, because that would indicate an elite, world-class VO2max.
Since she is probably not at that level, it 's a good bet to assume that the calorie readings are way off. Unless the company does it's own validation studies, they usually "borrow" equations from other modalities -- like running -- and use them on the cross trainers.
It could very well be that she has some genetic cardiovascular ability that is allowing her to achieve higher levels of performance more quickly than the average person. I wouldn't be overly concerned unless she starts experiencing symptoms of overtraining or overuse injuries.0 -
But, is she eating at least 1200 calories per day, and getting enough protein on her vegetarian diet? Muscle loss isn't a good look.0
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Well,3 years ago I was going to the gym,I weighed around 120 lbs (5ft7.5),I was a bulimic and was "The Master Of The Eliptical" XD
And I did burn around a 1000 ccal per hour.Of course that backfired and I ended up losing my muscle mass and having the biggest yoyo of all times (gained 20 lbs in 3 weeks)0 -
Someone that weighs 126 pounds will never burn 1000 calories per hour, unless they were quite literally on fire. Probably around 280-350 is reasonable.0
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She's almost certainly too light to burn that much. Here's a cut & paste from another post on the weight and pace one needs to run for an hour to hit 1,000: At some point you get too light to be able to do it.
210 lbs @ ~9:00 pace should get you over 1,000
200 lbs @ ~8:30 pace
190 lbs @ ~8:00 pace
180 lbs @ ~7:30 pace
170 @ ~7:00 pace
150 @ ~ 6:40 pace0 -
Well,3 years ago I was going to the gym,I weighed around 120 lbs (5ft7.5),I was a bulimic and was "The Master Of The Eliptical" XD
And I did burn around a 1000 ccal per hour.Of course that backfired and I ended up losing my muscle mass and having the biggest yoyo of all times (gained 20 lbs in 3 weeks)0 -
So now I got a pic of her workout summary.. . This is how a 22 y o woman.. 126 pounds.. 5ft 7in... who just started working out .. burns 1000 calories in an hour on the elliptical
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I calculated her necessary average heart rate over the hour to achieve that at her age & weight, and it's 208 bpm. Whilst that is theoretically possible it is far more usual to find these levels in elite athletes rather than a someone who doesn't really exercise. See if you can get her to do an hour on the elliptical wearing a chest strap heart rate monitor to get a more accurate read.0
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Still.. even if the numbers are not accurate..its still an extraordinary achievement to score these values in just an our for a 126 lb woman.. who has just started working out for the first time ever0
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It certainly seems it, but I'd recommend a more accurate reading with a good heart rate monitor & a follow up with a fitness professional. She may but going above her safe maximum heart rate & could be doing herself damage if that is the case.0
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Still.. even if the numbers are not accurate..its still an extraordinary achievement to score these values in just an our for a 126 lb woman.. who has just started working out for the first time ever
And like I said earlier, she was already getting plenty of exercise. Just because she wasn't in a gym doesn't mean she was out of shape.0 -
Well,3 years ago I was going to the gym,I weighed around 120 lbs (5ft7.5),I was a bulimic and was "The Master Of The Eliptical" XD
And I did burn around a 1000 ccal per hour.Of course that backfired and I ended up losing my muscle mass and having the biggest yoyo of all times (gained 20 lbs in 3 weeks)
It is pretty simple.You kill that f*cking machine! And I did not say exactly 1000,I said about 1000. I did burn 650 in 45 min.That would bring it to 866 ccal per hour. I have a stationary bike at home and I burn 700 per hour.I dont know how you exercise but that is the way it is for me.0 -
I calculated her necessary average heart rate over the hour to achieve that at her age & weight, and it's 208 bpm. Whilst that is theoretically possible it is far more usual to find these levels in elite athletes rather than a someone who doesn't really exercise. See if you can get her to do an hour on the elliptical wearing a chest strap heart rate monitor to get a more accurate read.
So for me to get my hr up to 200 is a piece of cake..
And I was wrong.I did not weigh 120 but 130 lbs.We do it metric here and I have converted it in my head quickly...0
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