Most calories burned in a day

I just burned 550 cal this morning. I know its not much but it is to me for a starter. Will keep on burning for every morning!

My Garmin says I burned 10,215 kCal on a hike this summer. I started up the trail at 3 am and finished at 5 am the following day, so this doesn't exactly for your 24 hour rule, but it's pretty close.

God damn Enchantments.

From exercise around 4000, but I ran a marathon that day.

Other than when I'm running crazy differences my record was 2400 exercise calories in a day plus my 1600 that I burn just being alive. That was a crazy day though, with a 3mile mile run, hour of PT, zumba class, 2hr gym session, insanity class, boxercise and school run/2.

I'd probably have burnt more just living when I weighed in at twice what I weigh now.

I once did a ultra distance inline skating event of 140 km. Six hours of skating with the pack paced by bicycles and hourly 10 minute breaks for food. Unlike running, it is pretty hard to eat and skate at the same time.

It was the only time I hit the wall, about a half hour from the finish line. I suddenly became very confused and struggled to coordinate skating movements. Hitting the wall really hammers home that your muscles can run on fat, but your brain only runs on glycogen. Someone from the organization saw me struggling and tore off a corner of a hotel serving packet of jam and told me to suck on it. I was dazed and complied. A few minutes later my mind suddenly cleared and I could finish the event.

Think this is my highest calorie expenditure day.



The exercise was a hilly 9 hour / 209km cycle ride.
Taking such a large chunk out of my day when your eating is limited by how much your stomach can handle while exercising hard meant there was no chance I could eat right up to my calorie goal.

How TdeF riders manage to eat so much over three weeks to keep up with their expenditure must take a lot of practice and dedication.

vivo1972 wrote: »

I really struggle as well, I bonked once and god it was awful. I ride heavy not fast and just can't seem to eat enough through the puffing. I get sickened by too much sugar (gels are vile and dates are my thing but still sickly sweet) there are only so many banans you can eat! any savoury tips would be great PS I have seizures so no-food dizzy spells worry me!

The last couple of years I've incorporated Gu Roctance into my long ride nutrition. 2 scoops in a water bottle gives you about 250 cal + electrolytes and hydration. As it's in liquid form it's never given me any stomach issues.

vivo1972 wrote: »

I really struggle as well, I bonked once and god it was awful. I ride heavy not fast and just can't seem to eat enough through the puffing. I get sickened by too much sugar (gels are vile and dates are my thing but still sickly sweet) there are only so many banans you can eat! any savoury tips would be great PS I have seizures so no-food dizzy spells worry me!

So the one instance I bonked I was rescued by a hotel serving satchet of jam, given to be by someone from the organization of my ultra distance event. So it would seem that those high tech gels are not really necessary. I imagine having a fast food satchet of ketchup on hand would do the trick too.

I can't quickly find it, but the biggest days for me are all from hiking. It's one of those activities that you do all day, so it really can burn a lot. (Perhaps 600kcals/hr for a 4 hour climb, then 300kcals/hr for the descent = 3600kcals, which sound about right.)

I ran a marathon this past weekend and Garmin said I burned 1328 calories. My total burn for the day was 3110 calories which accounts for the 7 additional miles of walking I did that day (33.2 miles total for the day). My Garmin data has proven to be pretty reliable based on my logging. Stinks to be short and old.

vivo1972 wrote: »

I really struggle as well, I bonked once and god it was awful. I ride heavy not fast and just can't seem to eat enough through the puffing. I get sickened by too much sugar (gels are vile and dates are my thing but still sickly sweet) there are only so many banans you can eat! any savoury tips would be great PS I have seizures so no-food dizzy spells worry me!

There are a number of foods that may be helpful. Two popular ones that come to mind are chicken broth and pickle juice. Both are huge sources of sodium and would be easy to carry on the bike or while running, whether in a water bottle or a hand held bottle tucked into your cycling shirt. (Think of the small bottles used to hold GU/water mixtures). Pretzels are another one that I see quite often at races. I've also had good luck with the various waffles(Gu, Honey Stinger, etc.) since the honey is wrapped in a cookie/waffle type shell. They are not as syrupy sweet as gels.

As far as an emergency "bonk recovery" drink, regular Coca Cola is hard to beat. If your nutrition plan fails and you start to bonk, drinking a can of regular Coke delivers an large dose of both sugar and salt that takes effect quickly. You'll feel better almost immediately and can then resume your normal nutrition plan.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna try the Stroopwaffles and Pretzels. Both don't have that sugary mouth feel.

I took a can of coke riding with me once and the constant vibration/ rough surface made the can explode. I nearly shat myself !!!!

vivo1972 wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm gonna try the Stroopwaffles and Pretzels. Both don't have that sugary mouth feel.

I took a can of coke riding with me once and the constant vibration/ rough surface made the can explode. I nearly shat myself !!!!

Note to self: Bring "flat" coke on the next ride, lol!

My actual logged record is 2500 exercise calories burned from running a half marathon, and whatever else I did that day.
Most likely when I was younger I surpassed this though long days of landscaping and construction work or playing multiple games of hockey, basketball or soccer in the same day.

vivalavida82 wrote: »

vivo1972 wrote: »

I really struggle as well, I bonked once and god it was awful. I ride heavy not fast and just can't seem to eat enough through the puffing. I get sickened by too much sugar (gels are vile and dates are my thing but still sickly sweet) there are only so many banans you can eat! any savoury tips would be great PS I have seizures so no-food dizzy spells worry me!

I don’t like the very sweet snack or processed foods on long ride. My favs are homemade trail mix (favorite salty nuts and raisins), dried apricots, PBJ and rice cakes bites.

There’s a lot rice cake recipes out there but I like this one the best
https://www.velopress.com/sick-of-sweet-try-savory-bacon-and-egg-rice-cakes/

They sound awesome thankyou