How much does a 2 hour gym session with weight burn??

Fiftyls2looz
Fiftyls2looz Posts: 45 Member
edited November 29 in Fitness and Exercise
I did 30 chest presses
30 shoulder presses
20 leg presses
20 mins row machine at 400 call per hour
And other things

The thing is I only seemed to have.lost 1lbs in 14 days. I'm eating in a deficit but still not losing...could this be because I'm GAINING muscle ?? But how do I tell I am?

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  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    Why don't you just log it and it'll tell you.
    If you want something more accurate than the database guesstimate, you'll have to get an HRM.
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    And you're unlikely to be gaining significant lean mass if you're eating at a deficit.

    Do you weigh your food?
  • PaulMarsden1
    PaulMarsden1 Posts: 11 Member
    lots people do 2 hour or even more gym sessions to loose weight or add muscle , I only do 45 mins to 1 hour sessions with both interval cardio in between the weights to rev up the calories while building muscles don't forget stretching too which is important , and easy days too , eat 3 to 5 meals or snacks a day too don't leave a long time between meals and lots water , I bought a vivofit to encourage me to run walk more , have a goal like a 5k walk or a challenge for interest , also yoga is good just a different way that's all to keep fit above all think of you who will shine when you achieve your goals
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    CollieFit wrote: »
    Why don't you just log it and it'll tell you.
    If you want something more accurate than the database guesstimate, you'll have to get an HRM.

    HRM is basically useless for anything other than steady state cardio training. It will give a highly inflated burn figure for strength training.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Are you asking how many calories sitting around texting burns? Because the workout you're describing wouldn't take more than 45 minutes, even if you left out half of it.

    Don't overthink this. Give yourself a couple hundred calories and move on



  • vfit10
    vfit10 Posts: 228 Member
    You don't need 2 h at the gym ... Add intensity n boom !
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    It depends a lot on your age, weight, weights used, intensity...

    If you want MFP to give an estimate of calories burned for weightlifting,
    under the cardio tab search for "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)".

    For me (my age & current weight) it says 2 hours would burn 529 cal.

    One way to tell if you're losing fat & gaining muscle is a body fat calculation.
    Scans are more accurate, or find someone who knows how to accurately use calipers,
    but here's a calculator which can give a decent estimate.
    http://www.webcalcsolutions.com/fitness-calculators/body-fat-navy.asp?acctnum=3
    It uses multiple measurements, plus your height & weight.

    In my case, it says that as I lost 80+ pounds of fat, I also gained some muscle.
    It's possible, but I really think it's measurement error.
    I'm happy just to maintain muscle mass while losing fat!
    (It's harder to regain than to maintain.)
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Fiftyls2looz wrote: »
    I did 30 chest presses
    30 shoulder presses
    20 leg presses
    20 mins row machine at 400 call per hour
    And other things

    The thing is I only seemed to have.lost 1lbs in 14 days. I'm eating in a deficit but still not losing...could this be because I'm GAINING muscle ?? But how do I tell I am?

    This takes you 2 hours?
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    BTW, how do you know you're "eating in a deficit"?
    Are you weighing / measuring all your food?
    My doctor & dietitian said just to eat at the healthy calorie goal we'd set,
    and treat exercise as a bonus.
    Unless you're losing too quickly, don't factor exercise into your calorie goal.


    Here are some helpful posts:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/872212/youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/833026/important-posts-to-read/p1


    "Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake.
    However, evidence shows the only way to maintain weight loss is to be engaged in regular physical activity."
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html


    Goal setting, including weight, calories, and macros
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-setting-goals-667045

    Exercise basics
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-exercise-667080
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    2 hours of weights is quite a long time and are you saying you did sets of thoses or those are the total reps? Honestly that's the amount of reps I do per single exercise with 3-4 exercises per muscle group. Working 2 groups a day and I'm still able to finish in under an hour. Might just be that your intensity isn't high enough.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    It's going to vary A LOT. More for a 200lber vs 100lber. HR will be a factor too. If you're sweating bullets, breathing HARD for 2hrs straight with short rest periods, I wouldn't be surprised to see a 800cal burn from (intense) weightlifting. Likely not going to be that intense though.
  • finneyjason218
    finneyjason218 Posts: 166 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    CollieFit wrote: »
    Why don't you just log it and it'll tell you.
    If you want something more accurate than the database guesstimate, you'll have to get an HRM.

    HRM is basically useless for anything other than steady state cardio training. It will give a highly inflated burn figure for strength training.

    This.
  • Fiftyls2looz
    Fiftyls2looz Posts: 45 Member
    edited February 2016
    I'm 165cm, 192 lbs. 35%body fat. I want to go down to 153 lbs. I do 1 hour of cardiovascular/weight training x4 a week.

    For eg: 20 minutes of treadmill where my heart rate is at 150-166
    20 minutes of rowing machine (same HR)
    20minutes of cross trainer/elliptical (perhaps 150ish)

    Then: adductions/abductions- 30 each way/leg
    Leg presses- 16 each leg
    Chest press (25kg) 30 times
    Shoulder press (25kg) 25
    Abs machine (70kgs/lbs?) 25 at which point I'm nearly dying.

    Now the machines say 25.40...on the weight options..is that lbs or kgs??

    This is my usual gym session. It last for about 1hr and 30 minutes. 25 minutes of rest/getting changed etc....the REST WEIGHTS

    ALSO: I eat 1700 ( newly 1900 because my milk was drying up since I started the gym)
    I do breastfeed which burns 500 call a day.

    I measure/weigh EVERYTHING. I went from 204 lbs to 192 lbs in 6 weeks. HOWEVER the last week I seemed to have gained 5LBS on the scales which has gotten me so depressed. Could this be muscle??

    Am I doing anything right guys?? I have no idea what I'm doing here...I have lost 1 inch of my arm....other than that....no idea if I'm making progress or if if doing it right. I can't even tell if I'm. Losing inches or cms on my body...I can never be confident and say yes I have or haven't as I just can't tell! !
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    I'd suggest you read up on Stronglifts 5x5. I love it because I rock up at the gym three times a week and train for half an hour each day. THAT IS IT.
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