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Originally Posted by Doc Bunkum  Just for the sake of discussion, let me ask a question about what these machines tell you regarding the number of calories you are burning.
Anybody that works out will likely know the answer, but for those new to the game, let me ask...
You have two people that weigh the same and are the same age and height. One is 30% bodyfat, 70% lean. The other is 20% bodyfat, 80% lean.
Now they get on a treadmill and both do the same amount of work for an hour. The machine will indicate they both burned the same number of calories.
But did they?
Who actually "burned" more calories? The person with more lean body mass or the person with the higher body fat percentage?
Another reason why these numbers can be off and are only at best a "guesstimate".
BTW, Darth, never noticed before, but nice 80 lb drop in weight.  |
Oh I am not arguing with you over the numbers game at all, as a matter of fact, I am totally agreeing. I almost never use the machine because my watch (which goes on BF % and other various information) is a much better indicator.
Still, I think that they are very helpful for someone new to the game and need to guesstimate their numbers for daily recording. Especially if someone is REALLY overweight it can be a huge help, as you get closer to your
goal (like me) it becomes a very tight numbers game and not good at all to rely on machines (hell, even my watch has poor reliability at this point, the only thing I have going for me is that I never calculated the thermogenic effects of food yet).
