Sled pulls with weights

TheWidowJones
TheWidowJones Posts: 29 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm trying to find out approximately how many calories I burn when I do sled pulls with 45-lb plates. I don't seem to be able to find the information anywhere. I know these things are an approximation, but I always like to "see" how much I've worked.

If this information is in another thread, I'd appreciate it if someone could point me in that direction!

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    I would log it as general cardio. It is almost impossible to quantify a calorie burn from exercise.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited December 2016
    You can estimate the calories burned by using a "heart rate calorie burn calculator."

    Google these terms to find a variety of them. I'd post a link but I can't figure out how to do that on my phone. But, they're easy to find.

    You just need to enter your age, wt, sex, heart rate using a minitor and the elapsed time to get an estimate of the calories burned.
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    edited December 2016
    I'd log it as strength training.

    ETA: or circuit training -- I do push/pull circuits with lighter loads.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    The surface you're pulling on will make a great difference in difficulty

    Not going to find reliable published information.

    It's great exercise though.
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  • TheWidowJones
    TheWidowJones Posts: 29 Member
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    The surface you're pulling on will make a great difference in difficulty

    Not going to find reliable published information.

    It's great exercise though.

    I pull the sled on the asphalt parking lot outside my gym. The uneven asphalt. With tar-covered cracks. And potholes. There should be an entirely different category for it lol
  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    Short of actually calculating the force production, friction and efficiency, you're likely not going to find an accurate estimate.
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