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Yes you can burn a lot of calories riding your bike on a hill. You can burn up to 1000 calories for every hour. It depends on your weight and distance of your ride.
How many calories do MTBers burn?
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This is gonna open a can of worms (low calorie of course) 
Last year I was a member of a gym, so I found out that 10 minutes on the recumbent stationary cycle burned about 80 calories and 6 or 7 minutes on the step machine burned about 110 calories.
TOSH!
There's probably not 2 people who burn calories at the same rate.
The above doesn't account for age, sex, build, metabolic rate, BMI, external
conditions, (hills, flat, head wind etc)
Losing weight, don't starve your self it doesn't work.
Reduce your intake slightly and do some regular exercise.
Last year I was a member of a gym, so I found out that 10 minutes on the recumbent stationary cycle burned about 80 calories and 6 or 7 minutes on the step machine burned about 110 calories.
TOSH!
There's probably not 2 people who burn calories at the same rate.
The above doesn't account for age, sex, build, metabolic rate, BMI, external
conditions, (hills, flat, head wind etc)
Losing weight, don't starve your self it doesn't work.
Reduce your intake slightly and do some regular exercise.
I don't know how anybody can say you will burn 1000cal per hr doing
X Y or Z. Question : Will a sedentary person burn the same amount of
calorie that a elite athlete will over a hour?
BTW I'm not getting at Gayoc its the so called experts who write this misleading stuff.
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X Y or Z. Question : Will a sedentary person burn the same amount of
calorie that a elite athlete will over a hour?
BTW I'm not getting at Gayoc its the so called experts who write this misleading stuff.
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gayoc":3owlmtm0 said:
This is a extract from a health site, I didn't write it.
The recommended daily calorie intake varies depending on how old you are. For the average adult this is about 2,000 per day (women) and 2,500 per day (men).
Most saturday I have a brisk cycle ride lasting between 4.5 & 6 hours, after reading the above there's a discrepancy between the two paragraphs. :roll:
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It's only really possible to approximate it.JohnH":14l4p43d said:
If you want to be as reliable as possible about "measuring" it, you have to do it under very controlled conditions, with lots of things being measured.
And at the end of the day, it's better to just generalise based on exertion and heart rate during. After that, watch the scales, and slightly decrease calories.
Ensure you have sufficient protein in your diet - when dieting to lose weight, it makes sense to increase protein intake - protein==essential, dietary fat==essential, carbs==luxury - so that gives you a clue on what to cut, once the essentials and a bit extra (protein) in order to be LBM sparing.
Isn't calorie just a measure of energy expenditure ? I've always thought it all sounded a bit balls and just a way to sell stuff to fools " buy this low calorie cake " " oh wow that's only 8 calories I can eat loads and not put on weight " .
Neil , a mate is currently trying to shed some weight and at the moment does about 15 miles on a monday evening . He keeps eating choc bars just after
what are the basic rules for doing it properly ? Hes quite a large guy , bulky , over 6ft and stocky so it's not like he's a small guy with a fat gut . He gave up smoking a couple of weeks ago so is going to gain the appetite pretty soon and will probably get dissuaded by the inevitable weight gain . I can't give much advise based on myself as I am a skinny guy that sometimes has a gut , my metabolism seems to be wicked high too . So basically how does a larger fella lose the fat but retain the muscle without dedicating your life to it ?
How should the 15 miles on the monday go ? should I try to break him and push him beyond his limit or is a gentle low heartbeat better due to the infrequency . Riding more often would be ideal but 9 hour days and working weekends with a family limits that a lot .
Neil , a mate is currently trying to shed some weight and at the moment does about 15 miles on a monday evening . He keeps eating choc bars just after
what are the basic rules for doing it properly ? Hes quite a large guy , bulky , over 6ft and stocky so it's not like he's a small guy with a fat gut . He gave up smoking a couple of weeks ago so is going to gain the appetite pretty soon and will probably get dissuaded by the inevitable weight gain . I can't give much advise based on myself as I am a skinny guy that sometimes has a gut , my metabolism seems to be wicked high too . So basically how does a larger fella lose the fat but retain the muscle without dedicating your life to it ? How should the 15 miles on the monday go ? should I try to break him and push him beyond his limit or is a gentle low heartbeat better due to the infrequency . Riding more often would be ideal but 9 hour days and working weekends with a family limits that a lot .
As to whether short / intense or longer and steady state is better for fat / weight loss, there's little to nothing really in it. Clearly more intense takes up less time, but for some is more daunting.perry":1cqro7c4 said:Isn't calorie just a measure of energy expenditure ? I've always thought it all sounded a bit balls and just a way to sell stuff to fools " buy this low calorie cake " " oh wow that's only 8 calories I can eat loads and not put on weight " .
Neil , a mate is currently trying to shed some weight and at the moment does about 15 miles on a monday evening . He keeps eating choc bars just after
How should the 15 miles on the monday go ? should I try to break him and push him beyond his limit or is a gentle low heartbeat better due to the infrequency . Riding more often would be ideal but 9 hour days and working weekends with a family limits that a lot .
So ultimately, that aspect comes down to what individuals will tolerate - or perhaps enjoy - more.
As to losing weight whilst retaining muscle / lbm - protein is pretty key, really. The general rule, ignoring drugs, surgery, newbie-effect, impossible metabolisms (in which case, it's quite unlikely there'd be much fat to lose), is that when you lose weight, you lose some muscle, some water, and some fat. To very much reduce (perhaps even prevent) the muscle / lbm loss, then upping protein intake is key.
Dietary protein and fats are essential - you die without them, but when you're losing weight, maintaining the essentials are key, then emphasising protein as it's muscle sparing, which leaves carbs as tending to be the most suitable candidate for reduction - especially given their effects on insulin levels and other hormonal responses. I don't want to sound like they're evil, but for many trying to lose weight, carbs can often make things more difficult, but many who are active and sporty reject the idea to start cutting them down.
The other thing to bear in mind being metabolic and hormonal adaptions when dieting. To quote someone else - "Your body hates you"- so the longer you diet to lose weight, the more your metabolism and endocrine system adapts to fight it. Unfortunately, the system is asymmetric - it fights hard to prevent sustained weight-loss - the same isn't true for weight gain.
It's for these adaption reasons that cyclic diets (various types of "fasting" or VLCDs for short periods, then "normal" periods, then back to dieting) have become quite the thing ;-) edit: sorry, meant to say: so if sustained dieting and feeling miserable about it is very difficult or intolerable, the cyclic approach can be more rewarding. Many find the brief period on very low calories (just essentials and no more) for the short periods, easier (or in many cases just plain easy) than more prolonged or sustained minor calorie deficit.
In short, plenty of protein, ensure sufficient essential fats (many use omega-3 / fish oil capsules (not cod-liver-oil caps, though) minimum of around 6 gms per day), then tune down the carbs.
longer and steady state is better for fat
Edit : But I dont agree with "there's little to nothing really in it." comment.
Your right, really high intensity cant utilize fat quickly enough, so
the system get topped up by protein and glycogen which are stored in the muscles and liver.
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Edit : But I dont agree with "there's little to nothing really in it." comment.
Your right, really high intensity cant utilize fat quickly enough, so
the system get topped up by protein and glycogen which are stored in the muscles and liver.
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