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YAWLT: Do calories burn proportional to weight?

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BHeemsoth

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I am 6'5" and 330lbs. I do about an hour of cardio, and according to the machines i burn about 800 calories in that time. Is is true that I am actually burning more calories since my weight is above average?

If I am, can someone give me a rough idea of how much more I am burning then average?

-Brian
 
That's not that much. My dad is probably 5'10" and 280 or so and burns about 1500-1800 in an hour. Which cardio machine do you use?
 
Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
800 / hour is very hard.
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indeed. It is actually about 800 in 1:12 with some breaks every 30 minutes.

I find the last 100-200 calories very tough but I am trying to push through.
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
That's not that much. My dad is probably 5'10" and 280 or so and burns about 1500-1800 in an hour. Which cardio machine do you use?
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I have a hard time seeing that. I do 1 hour on the elipse machine at mid-high resistance (7700 reps) and and 10-12 minutes on the bike at high resistance and I do 800 calories.
 
Muscle burns calories. More muscle = higher metabolism = more calories burned. I find what the machine tells you is complete BS.

Don't trust the machine at all, and don't count your calories...eat healthy & exercise instead.
 
I read the links that were posted above and did not find an answer to my question.

So does anyone know? I am an exercise noob.
 
I am 235, I burn 800-1000 calories an hour on the precor (elliptical).
So weight does figure in it, but so does the resistance.
 
Originally posted by: SuperTool
I am 235, I burn 800-1000 calories an hour on the precor (elliptical).
So weight does figure in it, but so does the resistance.
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I use the same machine as you. 11 Resistance @110-140 reps/minute.
 
From the charts most easily googled, it looks like calories burned is linearly proportional from weight to weight. Not sure how these charts were developed, my gut feeling is that linear extrapolation from 150 lbs to 300 lbs would somewhat overestimate the calories burned by the 300 lb'er. But it definitely takes more energy to move the heavier weight.

If the machine doesn't input your weight then it's basing its number on an average person, ~150 lbs. I don't really trust the absolute number a machine spits out, I use it more as a guide to track my overall intensity from workout to workout.
 
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