Per day? That's cyclists. Per hour would probably be a marathon runner. That being said, don't runners eventually max out their calorie burning efficiency?
Per day? That's cyclists. Per hour would probably be a marathon runner. That being said, don't runners eventually max out their calorie burning efficiency?
Pro cyclists can ride 6+ hrs a day during heavy training. No other sport can put in that amount of work without being injured. So no contest on who burns more
It's ROWING. Sorry but this is a WHOLE-BODY, STRENGTH-ENDURANCE (paradox?) sport.
https://i.imgur.com/aGU35MI.png
I'm sorry..... it's rowing-you all fail.
it's so painful wrote:
Blitzkrieg BLITZKRIEG wrote:
"Average stages require between 4,000 and 6,000 kcal. Grueling mountain stages demand calorie burns of 7,000 kcal or more. "
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinmurnane/2016/07/18/fueling-the-peloton-in-the-tour-de-france/I wish people would stop talking about that which they do not know. 5000kcal is not at all a "conservative" estimate per stage as they suggest. 5000kj stages do happen, but it's not a day-in day-out occurrence. 7000kcal means you're looking at close to 8000kj's probably, which I very highly doubt Cancellara ever did during any of the classics, let alone the tour.
You have to remember that a lot of the calories burned are fat. Most of the guys are at least 2-3kgs lighter by the time they are rolling down the Champs-Élysées versus where the grande départ took place. That's a deficit of over 1000kcal a day if my super quick math is about right.
you switch between kcal and kj--they are different units.
Luv2Run wrote:
it's so painful wrote:
I wish people would stop talking about that which they do not know. 5000kcal is not at all a "conservative" estimate per stage as they suggest. 5000kj stages do happen, but it's not a day-in day-out occurrence. 7000kcal means you're looking at close to 8000kj's probably, which I very highly doubt Cancellara ever did during any of the classics, let alone the tour.
You have to remember that a lot of the calories burned are fat. Most of the guys are at least 2-3kgs lighter by the time they are rolling down the Champs-Élysées versus where the grande départ took place. That's a deficit of over 1000kcal a day if my super quick math is about right.
you switch between kcal and kj--they are different units.
I'm aware of that. That's why I said 7000kcal ends up being burned give or take on an 8000kj ride. It's not quite a 1:1 ratio.
pretty clear wrote:
Probably soccer players if you take into consideration that they have sex
You sir, have just won the day.
Sorry but rowers don’t row for 4-6 hours a day like cyclists. And if they did the intensity would be so low that they wouldn’t be burning calories at the rate they do during a 2k race. FAIL.
Triathletes.
I would put my money on heavy weight male rowers.
Those are big boys putting in some very long and difficult training hours. They might not train 30+ hours a week like TDF cyclists but they weigh 50-70+ pounds more than a tiny 125 pounds cyclist.
An elite male rower probably trains 25+ hours a week in training season with some pretty heavy lifting sessions.
I bet their base metabolism is what most TDF cyclist burn during their 6 hour training rides.
The answer is choice (d), none of the above.
Pro XC skiers blow them all away.
The problem with running is that you have constant, repeated collision with the ground. Even with good form, that is a lot of pounding for legs to endure. This means you can realistically only put in so much volume because it is too hard on the legs.
Cycling doesn’t have this problem. So when a runner might max out at 2 hours, the cyclist could go 3, 4, or more hours, and surpass the amount of calories burned by the runner. Maybe not calories per minute, but overall burned and cyclist could overtake a runner just by putting in more volume then the runner could handle.
However, if you are talking about endurance athletes, who average their runs from 9:30-13:00 pace with relatively little pounding (running very slowly), then it might be more even in total calories burned, because they can run all day and be fine—but the cyclist is burning more calories per minute than these guys because their intensity is so low.
I would say:
1: Cyclist
2: Runner
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3: Futbol player
The question is asking "Who burns more calories". To compare apples to apples, there has to be some common unit. Per day? per season? per lifetime? per race? per hour training? The answer will differ depending on the common unit. But I assume the OP meant something like per day during the training season.
If this is the case, then xc skiers, cyclists, swimmers, and maybe rowers burn more calories because they train more hours. An elite xc skier trains 900-1000 hours per year. I don't know how this compares to other sports.
Blitzkrieg BLITZKRIEG wrote:
Elite runners eat 3000 to 4000 calories a day. Your tour de France level cyclist will eat 5000+ calories a day. Up to 10000 calories in the alps.
Training wise:
Elite distance runners, run about 10 hours a week. Plus cross training.
Your tour de France level cyclist will train 30+ hours a week. Plus cross training.
Elite distance runners are running more like 14-16hrs a week. This does not include any cross training, core or drills.
Cyclists though can train at least twice as much because its non impact and its highly aerobic. Cyclists definitely burn more daily and during an alpine stage than an elite during a marathon. Its probably the sprinters that burn the most during a grand tour since they are significantly heavier than the climbers and GC contenders. Takes a lot more work to get that extra 20lbs over the mountain.
Swimmers also burn a ton of calories, they might even burn the most given they workout a ton are much bigger than cyclists or runners.
middle.professor wrote:
The question is asking "Who burns more calories". To compare apples to apples, there has to be some common unit. Per day? per season? per lifetime? per race? per hour training? The answer will differ depending on the common unit. But I assume the OP meant something like per day during the training season.
If this is the case, then xc skiers, cyclists, swimmers, and maybe rowers burn more calories because they train more hours. An elite xc skier trains 900-1000 hours per year. I don't know how this compares to other sports.
Good reply. To put that 900-1000 hours in perspective, it should be noted that their race season is about 4.5-5 months long and their hour are relatively decreased during that period. Then considering days off, they are pretty much averaging about 4.5-5 hours on a typical training day. It's impressive what the body can do when it can do mixed activities to train. Which says, pro Ironman triathletes should be considered in this discussion.
Footy 2018 wrote:
Football , not even close.
He said "Pro" and pro cyclists ride 25-35 hours per week.
Typical volume would be:
4hr
5hr
6hr
2hr - rest day
4hr
5hr
6hr
Their average (over the weeks) would be 4000-5000 kcal a day and depends on their size. I don't think a pro marathoner could burn 4K in a day. The men are all 120-140 lbs and would have a hard time training 4 hours a day ... and they just don't do that.
Soccer players may train 3 hours a day when you include the off-field stuff they do, but it would not approach what a pro cyclist burns.
I would posit that it goes like this (the BMR for each would be extra):
PRO cyclist - 4K-5K kcal for the hard training pro (25-30+ hpw)
PRO marathoner - 2K-3K kcal (120-150 mpw + other training)
PRO soccer - 1800-2500 kcal
Rowing does indeed burn more than the three activities listed, but XC skiing burns the most. But that was not the nature of the question.
Rowers don't train for 25 hours per week. Having done an immense amount of rowing myself and having a girlfriend who was a 10-time National Team member competing in 10 separate World Championships, and the Sydney and Athens Games, I know this to be true.
When I first took it up, I was going for 2.5 or sometimes 3 hours, she told me that 2-hrs would be "a long row" and National team members don't even do that so often.
What about elite triathletes ?
Why do people even become cyclists instead of runners? Cycling is so gay with those faggy tight shorts.
Why sit on a toy for sport when you can run instead, just using your own body without any aids?
Def cyclist . I wonder how much weight an overweight laymen would lose during a HOT tour de france . Say a 5'11 250 pound guy who was a great cyclist and could finish each stage every day ( behind peleton of course) . With a sustaining diet of liquids and food ( say 3500 - 4000 calories a day )
My guess would be in the 45 - 50 pound range depending many factors.
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