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JelloShots

JelloShots

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Well I'm here to say that having too much motivation can sometimes be bad lol. I'm usually on the elliptical for 30 min, burn around 290-300 calories.

Today I just woke up with this sudden burst of energy and high motivation that I burned my 300 calories in 15 min 46 sec and nearly made myself pass out. I noticed at a certain point my hear rate went up to 206 when it's usually somewhere around 188-190.

Went home, had lunch, layed in bed for a bit, and then dinner and now I'm good, still a little weak.

Is it safe to go back tomorrow, doing the normal 30 min without trying to kill myself this time haha?!
 
Thats a really high heart rate, even 188 is high.I would be concerned even when i push myself to go above 170.

Also, if your heart rate is above 188 steady and your on the eliptical for 30 minutes, theres no way your only burning 300 Calories.300 Calories in 15 min seems more accurate if your hear rate was somewhere between 150-160 steady.

My suggestion is to pace yourself for 30 min so your heart rate is holding at 160.After a week or so you'll beable to exercise longer and a safer heart rate.
 
mahkeymike said:
Thats a really high heart rate, even 188 is high.I would be concerned even when i push myself to go above 170.

Also, if your heart rate is above 188 steady and your on the eliptical for 30 minutes, theres no way your only burning 300 Calories.300 Calories in 15 min seems more accurate if your hear rate was somewhere between 150-160 steady.

My suggestion is to pace yourself for 30 min so your heart rate is holding at 160.After a week or so you'll beable to exercise longer and a safer heart rate.
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30 minutes. 300 calories. I don't see anything wrong with that. Burning 300 calories in 15 minutes on an elliptical is a pretty incredible feat actually. I'm in relatively good shape and I'm not so sure I could pull it off, and I use an elliptical trainer 3-4 times per week. You expect to burn 300 calories in 15 minutes while keeping the heart rate in between 150-160? I don't think that is humanly possible.


Anyways, there is nothing wrong with a strong, intense workout like this. Getting your heart rate up that high for short bursts of time isn't entirely unhealthy. OF COURSE it's safe to go back. In fact, you're better off going back.
 
Don't overdo it..I've done that a few times before..where I'll go really hard and burn like 500 calories but then I need to rest a day or two. I realized I burn more overall when I do steadier and a more comfortable pace everyday instead of a burnout one day then resting the next few days...and by comfortable I mean, still a workout but not super high intensity.
 
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Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm definitely going back tomorrow, I'll just take it a little bit slower this time. I'm thinking that me burning the 300 in 15 min was just a fluke haha, I'm in a relative ok shape but I think it was mostly the sudden burst of energy that made me go faster.

I'm really not athletic at all, I just get highly motivated because I work out at an army post gym and most of the people around me are in a REALLY GOOD shape.

As far as my heart rate goes, I usually have a higher heart rate than normal. I've seen a cardiologist and there's nothing wrong, it's just the way I am. A normal heart rate while resting is 80-100 while mine at resting is between 90-110.
 
SturdyWings said:
30 minutes. 300 calories. I don't see anything wrong with that. Burning 300 calories in 15 minutes on an elliptical is a pretty incredible feat actually. I'm in relatively good shape and I'm not so sure I could pull it off, and I use an elliptical trainer 3-4 times per week. You expect to burn 300 calories in 15 minutes while keeping the heart rate in between 150-160? I don't think that is humanly possible.


Anyways, there is nothing wrong with a strong, intense workout like this. Getting your heart rate up that high for short bursts of time isn't entirely unhealthy. OF COURSE it's safe to go back. In fact, you're better off going back.
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What i meant was that having a heart rate of almost 190 steady for 30 minutes would burn alot of calories.I use a suunto t3c with a pc pod, and realtime software monitoring, it takes a bunch of user specific data and calculates everything from your age,weight,height,activity level..ect.ect and gives you a pretty accurate calories burned.

Anyway, my point is i ride stationary for 30 minutes and i burn around 420-450 Calories.And i keep my heart rate between 150-160.

Eliptical works more areas then stationary so my guess is more calories burned also.
 
Hmm I'm thinking maybe the machine isn't working properly and isn't showing accurate results. This is quite a small army post and the gym isn't very modern or anything, pretty old stuff actually. I always use the same one every single time I go. I'll try another one and see if there's a difference.

If I'm burning more I wanna know dammit haha, I need up to up my calories.
 
JelloShots said:
Hmm I'm thinking maybe the machine isn't working properly and isn't showing accurate results. This is quite a small army post and the gym isn't very modern or anything, pretty old stuff actually. I always use the same one every single time I go. I'll try another one and see if there's a difference.

If I'm burning more I wanna know dammit haha, I need up to up my calories.
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Your definitly burning more.My stationary bike tells me im burning 150 Calories for 30 minutes of riding at 22 mph and intensity of 5 (equals a slight uphill incline).Which is rediculously low for that intense of a workout.You can image how happy i was when i got my suunto HR monitor and pc pod.
 
Here's a little bit of an update.

I talked to the people in charge of the gym and asked them if the machines are working properly and if they've ever been checked and their answer was NO. They've never broken down completely but they're not sure if the calorie results are very accurate.

So I did my usual routine on my neighbor's elliptical and it gave me a 390 calorie result in 30 min at an average heart rate of 180-188. So I've actually been burning more than I thought I was. It's not a very big difference, but hey every little bit counts! :D
 
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Machine calorie burn numbers are estimates, and are known to be off by about 20%. Obviously if you are working harder, and your heartrate is higher, you will burn more calories. If you go longer, you will burn more calories. Going very intense for a few moments, then catching your breath by lowering intensity, then going intense again, is another method of improving your aerobic capacity and burning calories. Its all good in the hood.. Either way you're out there exercising, burning calories and working your heart, getting the blood flowing to your brain and elsewhere. So I wouldn't focus on the exact number of calories, just do the workout and change up the intensity if and when you feel like it.
 
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So I did my usual routine on my neighbor's elliptical and it gave me a 390 calorie result in 30 min at an average heart rate of 180-188. So I've actually been burning more than I thought I was. It's not a very big difference, but hey every little bit counts! :D
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That nearly 100 Cal difference.I would say thts alot when your only exercising for 30 minutes.

Id say that elliptical is closer to being accurate, but i still think at a heart rate of 180, your burning more closer to 500 Calories per 30 minutes.

If you can afford it, get yourself a suunto, or polar heart rate monitor that has calorie burn.Its a good investment if your serious about counting calories.Ive personally lost over 30-60 pounds on a few occasions over the years counting calories, and i swear by it.
 
what I do on my stationary bike is that I pretty much sustain a moderate pace but do intervals of 10-15 seconds where I really push myself hard. then I will get back to moderate. you will get tired less and endure longer while giving yourself an option to burn more calories or elevate your heart rate without being on a risk of feeling bad.
also it works as a shock factor for the body because it doesn't get use to one single rhythm I believe.
 
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