Steve vRS

My little Aldi bike computer reckoned I used 717kCals this morning cycling 17miles in 64mins (it was windy before you other lycra clad goons berate my pace )

This website http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/c...ration=64&id=6 says

This seems like a lot for an hours exercise. Are there any calculators you lot use?

Think I'll go and have a Big Mac and a pint of Guinness to celebrate!

Steve

mart360

I use livestrong.com

there data on there, is pretty accurate compared to my home stuff (treadmill)

Mart

SJ_Skyline

The site isn't too far out, I took a recent ride: undulating, offroad for 58 mins. My HRM said I burned 663 cals, the site reckons 696 cals so it's in the same ballpark.

davyboy

Hard to say accurately without a heart rate monitor.

When I was losing weight I'd go with 500 per hour. If it was more then all the better.

jef

iTrader: (13)

mate its a rough guestimate

as everyones metabolic rate, resting and during excersise differs slightly

i always found them to be a touch over enthusiastic.

but id say use as a rough guide, and not religously, and youll get into roughly how your doing over time by monitoring as you go.

also a side note, be VERY aware of nutrional info on some foods - i look at everysingle thing i buy, and some ar wildly innacurate - usually packeged meals, as they go on an average.

dpb

Just remember thats <6 chocolate hobnuts

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I work on using about 500 for my 14 mile round trip, some of the calcs say at 17/18 mph you are using 1200 or something daft when actually its nothing like that, also never know if it takes into consideration your basic metabolic rate. err on the side of caution and it doesnt give you free reign to eat like a pig, I find the cycle commute keeps my weight stable but I dont really lose any unless I really extend my route and really watch what I eat.

Nothing is better however than getting really hungry and earning whatever you eat, its a real definite hunger as opposed to a bit hungry or eating based on it being a meal time, its kind of like when I used to play out as a kid until late and then return home starving, its a good feeling.

Steve vRS

Thanks all.

Just had sardines on toast not a burger as originally boasted.

Might have a rich tea as well though

Steve

jef

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and im not saying you are , but dont fall into the trap of chasing numbers ie, lbs dropped

when excersing, youll hopefully add muscle which weights more than fat, but you should still loose water and fat through excersise and most importantly diet. thisll give the illusion of loosing weight - which is what a lot want, but you may actually weigh more.

J4CKO

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Or just get some fake Abs via surgery like that fat ponce on Big Brother the other week, what a bell end, fake stomach muscles when you are a bit of a tubber, looked like he had been in an abdominal sandwich toaster.

Steve vRS

Big what?

I'm not trying to loose loads of weight, just to loose the gut (and triple chin) and feel better about myself. I'm also enjoying the cycling

I was just surprised how many Joules a bit of exercise can burn!

Steve

jef

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belive it or not besttway to loose the unwanted weight is medium intensity cardio.

ie, fast uphill walk, around 70-80& of max heart rate. for not too long periods

anerobic training is great fro fitness and will yeild results - but it can be done quicker.

either way most important thing is you enjoy what your doing, and that makes it sustainable - which is overall what contributes most to your health.

id still say keep protein high in your diet, to aid muscle recovery. and dont overtrain. if you still have DOMS from last outing, rest or your risk of injury increases

Steve vRS

Sorry, DOMS?

Steve

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

I use a nike wrist band, and i don't cycle, i walk 6miles almost every day at a med/fast marching pace, depending on how i feel and how much i did on the previous days.

I find that i burn anywhere between 650 and 800 which i was suprised how little when i first got it, thought i'd be into the thousand lol, takes an average of 1hr 30 min so 15min a mile taking it quite easy or on my more vigorous days between 12/13 mins but you have to go some to get it to 12min oh and i'm up hill and down dale over rough ish terrane

mart360

Ive dropped from switched running / walking in on the treadmill, to straight walking...

burn near on the same cals. just by upping the time by 25%

Plus it dosent kill the knees so mutch.


And i can still run toward the end if i need to

Im hovering around 11-7 - 11-9

Although i want to drop below 10 if i can


(although dont tell her indoors)

Mart

andythejock01wrx

Where did you get that from Dave?

astraboy

Delayed onset muscle soreness.
Astraboy.

davyboy

.....and I have this 3 days on!

Can only just walk again! Quads feel soooooo sore!

Pjamie

As everyone has said, don't get hung up on numbers. I used to cycle competitively when I was younger. At the start of the season it was all about endurance and building up the time cycled without any thoughts about speed or distance. It was only later in the training that speed and distance came into it, with intervals (blasts of speed) which interspersed with easy days (recovery - out for a low intensity spin) and timed distances, and some weight training. Don't forget to have rest days too.

As already said, muscle does weight more than fat, so don't worry about the scales too much. Body measurements will show your progress more accurately. If you don't have much weight to lose you might find you can fit into smaller sized clothes but actually be a little bit heavier.

The calories burned during exercise is just part of the equation. You'll continue to burn more calories than usual during rest periods too as your body adjusts to the exercise, so the effect of the exercise goes on long after you've stopped your cycling.

If you're overweight cycling is a brilliant exercise. Low impact, anyone can do it, and as long as you don't worry about speed or distance and concentrate on just going out for a certain amount of time, the weight will fall off. You tend to find that when you start to exercise your body starts to crave healthier food anyway, so a better diet becomes easier.

ditchmyster

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Sorry just re read the op
Based on what i burn when walking, i would say 864 cal is a tad optimistic.

Im 75 ish kilos and as said have to go like a bat out of hell to get to around 800 cal mark in 1hr 30 min.

So i would imagine unless you were proper giving it some during your 1hr session you may find that it's quite a bit less.

Not trying to upset you or put you down just telling you so that you don't go thinking your doing way more than you are.

Maybe get yourself a heart rate monitor.