Who burns more calories? Pro cyclists? Pro marathoners? Pro soccer players?

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    Luv2Run

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    5 years ago 05/16/2018 6:55pm EDT
    re: galenruppisgod

    galenruppisgod wrote:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3193864

    "Results indicated that energy costs for rowing ergometry was significantly higher than cycle ergometry at all comparative power outputs including maximum levels."

    Sorry bud, rowing is just a superior exercise as it's a more efficient calorie burner than cycling. Cyclists burn more calories TOTAL because they spend eight + hours a day grinding it out? Good for them, really.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26060092

    "FATox is higher during ROW compared with CYC exercise across a range of exercise intensities matched for energy expenditure, and is likely as a consequence of larger muscle mass recruited during ROW."

    Rates mean per minute. But how many minutes do rowers row compared to minutes riding?

    If I sprint for 100m I expend more energy per meter, but I can only do that for a short period of time.

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    5 years ago 05/16/2018 6:58pm EDT
    re: Bad Wigins

    Bad Wigins wrote:

    In all likelihood, extreme endurance athletes burn the same number of calories over the course of their events. That's how extreme endurance works.

    How many calories they apply per day or whatever doesn't mean anything because the upper bound there depends on how much you can eat. 10,000 calories a day is not possible. Even if you get it all down, you will not absorb it all, and competing ensures that you will soon void it anyhow.

    You can only have so much glucose in your blood, liver and muscles, especially if you're ate up and skinny. You can only store so much fat and still be at a competitive weight.

    10K per day is possible although not likely to be done every day. Michael Phelps might have had a few days like that but not every day. Male elite volleyball players might approach that. (2 training sessions per day plus conditioning for a 6-9, 200lbs guy).

    Even a very skinny runner has a lot of fat on board for energy. Running out of fat is not going to be a problem under most conditions.

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    5 years ago 05/16/2018 9:14pm EDT
    re: Bad Wigins

    Bad Wigins wrote:

    How many calories they apply per day or whatever doesn't mean anything because the upper bound there depends on how much you can eat. 10,000 calories a day is not possible. Even if you get it all down, you will not absorb it all, and competing ensures that you will soon void it anyhow.

    Mountain climbers walk 10-12 hours a day for up to 6 months at a time (Appalachian Trail or Pacific Coast Trail). They burn 9-13,000 calories a day (climbing two peaks of 2-3 hours each). I eat two fistfuls of nuts every hour (with some candy drops for pep), and double rations at every meal; I lose no weight.

    When I return to running it feels like I've lost no training. I don't feel stronger, perhaps because I don't run more than an hour at a time.

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    Bad Wigins

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    5 years ago 05/16/2018 11:40pm EDT
    re: Millennium Falcon

    Millennium Falcon wrote:

    Mountain climbers walk 10-12 hours a day for up to 6 months at a time (Appalachian Trail or Pacific Coast Trail). They burn 9-13,000 calories a day (climbing two peaks of 2-3 hours each). I eat two fistfuls of nuts every hour

    Unless you can prove you digest every calorie in the nuts, there's no way to be sure your daily calorie use is that high. I bet you just walk efficiently.

    I've worked full time outdoors walking most of the time, it's not that exhausting.

    Back in the day when people like George Washington and Daniel Boone hiked those mountains they were drunk the whole time.

  • Millennium Falcon

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    5 years ago 05/17/2018 8:25pm EDT
    re: Bad Wigins

    Bad Wigins wrote:

    I've worked full time outdoors walking most of the time, it's not that exhausting.

    Walking outdoors burns 500 calories an hour, walking up mountains on the East Coast is like running six minute miles and burns 1700 calories an hour. Keep in mind backpackers carry fifty pound backpacks and wear two pound boots.

    Back in the day when people like George Washington and Daniel Boone hiked those mountains they were drunk the whole time.

    Bingo!

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