High reps low weight(calories burned)
I tried to research a little better on how to calculate how many calories are burned from doing high reps and low weight. For example.. This whole month my boyfriend and I are doing 50 reps with 5 sets at a lower weight per exercise. I understand everyone is different because of weight height how hard you are training. We do ours with a 30 sec rest back to back. How do you calculate this?
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I'm not sure of the calories burned, you can probably log it as circuit training under cardio. May I ask what your motivation is for doing a high rep low weight routine?0
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50 reps of 5 sets of what?
how many training sessions?
is this is homemade program or a structured one?0 -
galgenstrick wrote: »I'm not sure of the calories burned, you can probably log it as circuit training under cardio. May I ask what your motivation is for doing a high rep low weight routine?
Just to honestly try something different.. Build a little muscles also while toning up.
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50 reps of 5 sets of what?
how many training sessions?
is this is homemade program or a structured one?
Everything we do for the week. Example leg extension we do 50x5. Every muscle we work on during the week we do this. This is a structured workout we got the workout from a few buddies my boyfriend body builds with.
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katelynmccloy wrote: »50 reps of 5 sets of what?
how many training sessions?
is this is homemade program or a structured one?
Everything we do for the week. Example leg extension we do 50x5. Every muscle we work on during the week we do this. This is a structured workout we got the workout from a few buddies my boyfriend body builds with.
That sounds like massive overkill...
So if you do barbell squats you do 5x50??0 -
Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!0
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Despite the fact that I have no idea what you are trying to accomplish with that plan, I would say just put it in to the cardio section as "strength training" and use the numbers it spits out. That will be as good of a guess as any.0
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katelynmccloy wrote: »Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!
So your boyfriend does a total of 250 reps of 225#?!0 -
I would estimate 20-25 calories per set on average. However, at that resistance level, you are likely getting more of an endurance/cardio effect than a strength training effect. You are at a level that is likely less than 30% of 1RM and that's probably not enough to progresdively increase strength. Which is fine, just make sure your workouts are aligned with your goals.0
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I would calculate it as "a waste of time". Is that exercise entered in the database, I wonder?0
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katelynmccloy wrote: »Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!
I feel amazing after my power/burn/muscle workout too ..and I don't do anywhere near the amount of volume that you all are…
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katelynmccloy wrote: »Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!
So your boyfriend does a total of 250 reps of 225#?!
I think she means a total of 2 45's..one on each side..so 135# @ 250 reps…???0 -
The way to track calories with weight training is using a HRM(heart rate monitor).
You will burn more calories lifting heavier, not lighter. Example, 50 reps x 5 sets. Lets assume 1lbs lifting weight(just for example)
1*50*5 = 250 total weight lifting
Now imagine if you do 100lbs for 5 sets and 5 reps
100 *5*5 = 2500 total weight lifted.
What takes more time, 50 reps or 5 sets, or 5 reps for 5 sets? You're doing more work in a shorter period of time. It's like walking 1 mile or sprinting 1 mile, what burns more?0 -
just reading this hurts my joints0
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The way to track calories with weight training is using a HRM(heart rate monitor).
You will burn more calories lifting heavier, not lighter. Example, 50 reps x 5 sets. Lets assume 1lbs lifting weight(just for example)
1*50*5 = 250 total weight lifting
Now imagine if you do 100lbs for 5 sets and 5 reps
100 *5*5 = 2500 total weight lifted.
What takes more time, 50 reps or 5 sets, or 5 reps for 5 sets? You're doing more work in a shorter period of time. It's like walking 1 mile or sprinting 1 mile, what burns more?
HRM is not accurate for tracking weight lifting calories.0 -
The way to track calories with weight training is using a HRM(heart rate monitor).
You will burn more calories lifting heavier, not lighter. Example, 50 reps x 5 sets. Lets assume 1lbs lifting weight(just for example)
1*50*5 = 250 total weight lifting
Now imagine if you do 100lbs for 5 sets and 5 reps
100 *5*5 = 2500 total weight lifted.
What takes more time, 50 reps or 5 sets, or 5 reps for 5 sets? You're doing more work in a shorter period of time. It's like walking 1 mile or sprinting 1 mile, what burns more?
HRM is not accurate for tracking weight lifting calories.
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The way to track calories with weight training is using a HRM(heart rate monitor).
You will burn more calories lifting heavier, not lighter. Example, 50 reps x 5 sets. Lets assume 1lbs lifting weight(just for example)
1*50*5 = 250 total weight lifting
Now imagine if you do 100lbs for 5 sets and 5 reps
100 *5*5 = 2500 total weight lifted.
What takes more time, 50 reps or 5 sets, or 5 reps for 5 sets? You're doing more work in a shorter period of time. It's like walking 1 mile or sprinting 1 mile, what burns more?
HRM is not accurate for tracking weight lifting calories.
Cosigned.
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katelynmccloy wrote: »Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!
So your boyfriend does a total of 250 reps of 225#?!
Yes it's extremely hard0 -
katelynmccloy wrote: »katelynmccloy wrote: »Lmao I do the barbell plus 25lbs my bf does 2 45lbs.. Ya it kills us both but you feel amazing afterward!
So your boyfriend does a total of 250 reps of 225#?!
Yes it's extremely hard
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