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gym excercise

  • 16-10-2012 4:36pm
    #1
    mayo51
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    hey..
    This question is probaly hard answer but maybe someone could help me out, How many calories would u burn in the gym. Lets say 1 hour 40 minutes and leaving 30-40 seconds between sets. A rough estimate will do me cause i have heard some people sayin that only 200 calories are burned and others say that 600 would be burned.

    P.S: Is it true that calories continue to be burned even after i have completed the session due to some metobalism thing?


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  • #2
    audman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 817 ✭✭✭audman


    mayo51 wrote: »
    hey..
    This question is probaly hard answer but maybe someone could help me out, How many calories would u burn in the gym. Lets say 1 hour 40 minutes and leaving 30-40 seconds between sets. A rough estimate will do me cause i have heard some people sayin that only 200 calories are burned and others say that 600 would be burned.

    P.S: Is it true that calories continue to be burned even after i have completed the session due to some metobalism thing?


    The amount of calories you burn weight lifting depends on your weight, the intensity of your weight training, and the duration (and your age, to some extent, but this is less important.)

    A 180 lb male performing 60 minutes of weight training with vigorous effort (meaning little or no rest periods between sets) and at an intensity that causes your heart rate to remain somewhat elevated during exercise would burn approximately 400-475 calories weight lifting.

    If you tend to take long rests between sets and your intensity is lower, the same person can expect to burn around 250 calories weight lifting for one hour.

    Weight lifting will elevate your metabolism and also contribute to a calorie 'after burn' but the majority of calories will be lost during the session.


  • #3
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,220 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    It depends.
    There are too many variables to be any more specific than that.


  • #4
    audman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 817 ✭✭✭audman


    Mellor wrote: »
    It depends.
    There are too many variables to be any more specific than that.

    +1 on that, even my answer is VERY vague! It completely depends on the person. Are you trying to lose weight or build muscle and gain? This is a guide I found to be very helpful when I started; http://www.muscleandstrength.com/expert-guides/muscle-building#1 It's all about doing your own research do and finding what fits your own requirements.


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