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I wish we could get some serious peer reviewed studies into this subject. That would be awesome information to have.
A calorie is a unit of energy. We tend to associate calories with food, but they apply to anything containing energy. For example, a gallon (about 4 liters) of gasoline contains about 31,000,000 calories.
Specifically, a calorie is the amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules, a common unit of energy used in the physical sciences.
Most of us think of calories in relation to food, as in "This can of soda has 200 calories." It turns out that the calories on a food package are actually kilocalories (1,000 calories = 1 kilocalorie). The word is sometimes capitalized to show the difference, but usually not. A food calorie contains 4,184 joules. A can of soda containing 200 food calories contains 200,000 regular calories, or 200 kilocalories. A gallon of gasoline contains 31,000 kilocalories.
A calorie is a unit of energy. We tend to associate calories with food, but they apply to anything containing energy. For example, a gallon (about 4 liters) of gasoline contains about 31,000,000 calories.
Specifically, a calorie is the amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules, a common unit of energy used in the physical sciences.
Most of us think of calories in relation to food, as in "This can of soda has 200 calories." It turns out that the calories on a food package are actually kilocalories (1,000 calories = 1 kilocalorie). The word is sometimes capitalized to show the difference, but usually not. A food calorie contains 4,184 joules. A can of soda containing 200 food calories contains 200,000 regular calories, or 200 kilocalories. A gallon of gasoline contains 31,000 kilocalories.
I think it is a lot more than most people are saying on here. I know that if I train twice a day (about 2.5 hours per session) and eat about 2000-2500 calories, I generally lose 1-1.5 lbs in a day!. That would mean that I would be burning over 1000 calories an hour. I don't think it actually works exactly like this though because in reality by doing bjj you are increasing your metabolism throughout the entire day and not just during the hours you are training. I should also probably mention that I am 20 years old and weigh 150-155 since age and weight will probably change those numbers as well.
I think it is a lot more than most people are saying on here. I know that if I train twice a day (about 2.5 hours per session) and eat about 2000-2500 calories, I generally lose 1-1.5 lbs in a day!. That would mean that I would be burning over 1000 calories an hour. I don't think it actually works exactly like this though because in reality by doing bjj you are increasing your metabolism throughout the entire day and not just during the hours you are training. I should also probably mention that I am 20 years old and weigh 150-155 since age and weight will probably change those numbers as well.
You realize a lot of that is probably water weight and people can fluctuate +/- 10 pounds a day?
One of my teammates wore a heart rate belt for our strength and conditioning class a few months back. this is the date he collected. hope it helps. The Angry Hick Strength & Conditioning Warm-up by tightywhiteyfighty at Garmin Connect - Details
The use of calories to measure exercise is bullshit. When a treadmill tells me I've burned x number of calories, based solely on the speed I'm running, am I to believe that a 300lb guy running at the same speed would be using the same amount of energy (I weigh around 165lb)? I think not.
Aren't you supposed to enter weight, age and gender, plus have your heart rate measured on those things? I really don't know to much about it, but that's how I remember it from my brief career as an indoor runner.
Aren't you supposed to enter weight, age and gender, plus have your heart rate measured on those things? I really don't know to much about it, but that's how I remember it from my brief career as an indoor runner.