Ruck training

hoecradle
hoecradle Posts: 37 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How do you figure calories burned for cross-country trucking with a 45 pound vest?

Let's say you do 5k an hour in rough sandy terrain with a 45 pound vest.

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    I'll bet you could just calculate the calories for hiking cross country and add 45 pounds to your bodyweight.
  • Noelv1976
    Noelv1976 Posts: 18,948 Member
    If you had a heart rate monitor, should give you a close rough eastimate. But I agree with Scott, just 45 to your weight.
  • hoecradle
    hoecradle Posts: 37 Member
    Thanks
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    I used a 20lb vest and a HRM for various activities. The burns seemed fairly accurate. Took me a little bit to build up the muscle and endurance to keep my heart rate up with it on. A HRM will also help account for the sandy terrain. I always logged higher heart rates and calorie burns running on snowy trails this winter. Just guess and check your HRM for accuracy. I found eating about 75% back kept me fueled properly and still able to shed pounds.
  • hoecradle
    hoecradle Posts: 37 Member
    I will have to buy a HRM soon and learn how to use it. The vest hiking is working for me great. Since I live out in the desert country I have hundreds of miles of trails right out the door.
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