Subtract rest time?

MDC2957 · February 2020

I presume that when the adding exercise such as strength training, we should subtract the total amount of time resting between sets.
If I was in the gym for an hour, but was only actively lifting weights for 40 minutes, I should put 40 minutes, correct?

heybales · February 2020

No.

The workout in the database for Weights was based on studies with 2-5 sets, 5-15 reps, and rests 2-4 min.

As long as you are in that range, that's a good estimate that it's using for total time taken.
It's incorporating the rests already.

grkski · February 2020

In my opinion, if it is truly just resistance training, I would leave the clock running between sets. You are not getting a huge calorie burn anyway. However, if it is cardio and you are taking a break, sure stop it.

KNoceros · February 2020

Oooh. I’ve been cheating myself for ages then. I’ve been stopping the clock between sets / exercises.
Thanks!

heybales · February 2020

MDC2957 wrote: »

Ohh? Do you have a link where I can read about that?

From the METS database site, which is top level to this link.

For the studies that are listed, usually a Google search will find it and let you read about the parameters used.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjb21wZW5kaXVtb2ZwaHlzaWNhbGFjdGl2aXRpZXN8Z3g6MjdiN2Y3NzAwYTU1YWExZQ

For instance, a few of the lifting entries used:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16475061

You'll see scanning through it, besides the difference between circuit training and weights, just not that much variable for doing only 45-60 min.
Always interesting to do the math and discover what appears to be a big difference is maybe up to 50 cal an hour for extremes on the ranges.
Food labels allowed to have bigger % of inaccuracies that through the day probably make a bigger difference.

giancarlov1191 · February 2020

What difference does it make in the end?

fdlewenstein · February 2020

I like using the METS database. I am more confident that I am recording my activity accurately (as opposed to my Apple watch).

PAV8888 · February 2020

Many fitness trackers use their metrics to try to figure out your activity and intensity level so that they can then translate it into METS values for the time they were detecting the activity.

Unless they're mistaken ("tricked" or "tripped" by some aspect of the detection) about your activity, they should offer a more granular version of the same Mets database entries

mmapags · February 2020

giancarlov1191 wrote: »

What difference does it make in the end?

This is my thought also. What difference are we talking? 50 calories. Seems like majoring in the minors.

Subtract rest time?

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