How many calories burned lifting vs cardio

[theOH]

It might be accurate. Vigorous bike riding for 90min at my weight 1635cals?

Your numbers are off. I ride a bike and used to ride all the time. Like damn near every day. 1.5 hours at 220ish lbs is 700 kcal. On my tri-bike pushing hard for 3.5 hours could get me to 3000 calories. But that was all out effort covering 60-80 miles.

60 min of weight training puts me at 500 cal. I take 30-60 seconds between sets. I spike my heart rate up to the 140’s depending in the exercise.

Typically, people don’t workout as hard as me. People comment how heavy and hard I exert. Unless you are exceeding my effort, I think you are overestimating calories burned.

Greg may be underestimating. For people who half-ass it and take 3-4 minutes between sets, he is probably correct. There is a reason that most people at the gym carry a lot of fat. Even when they have a lot of muscle. It is sometimes because they are not burning as many calories as they think they are.

 

[johntt44]

Your numbers are off. I ride a bike and used to ride all the time. Like damn near every day. 1.5 hours at 220ish lbs is 700 kcal. On my tri-bike pushing hard for 3.5 hours could get me to 3000 calories. But that was all out effort covering 60-80 miles.

60 min of weight training puts me at 500 cal. I take 30-60 seconds between sets. I spike my heart rate up to the 140’s depending in the exercise.

Typically, people don’t workout as hard as me. People comment how heavy and hard I exert. Unless you are exceeding my effort, I think you are overestimating calories burned.

Greg may be underestimating. For people who half-ass it and take 3-4 minutes between sets, he is probably correct. There is a reason that most people at the gym carry a lot of fat. Even when they have a lot of muscle. It is sometimes because they are not burning as many calories as they think they are.

No, I thought it was too high actually. I'd waste away if that was the case.

 

[Switcher]

How to Target Your Heart Rate & Get Into the Fat-Burning Zone | MyFitnessPal

Not all calories are the same. The key phrase is 'Fat Burning Zone'. Above is just one link of many that can be found on the subject.

The goal is sustained and increased heart rate that pushes you into the fat burning zone. Many years ago, we believed it took around 5 min to get into it and 5 min to calm down. We also saw 20min as the minimal period needed to have significant benefit. That was how we developed the 30 min cardio workout.

If it matters, I agree with TheOH on activity levels, calories, and fat loss. Interesting wording on the last paragraph but the last sentence of the paragraph, for me, hits the core issue.

 

[SaneDog]

I know that this is factual. It's crazy though.