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[ToraToraTora]

Just watched Brian shaw lift 2028lbs about 2 inches off the ground as a yoke lift. How many Calories (kcal) do you think that lift took? Have a guess before looking it up, the answer will surprise you.

[rowanwitch]

I am going the off piste line Very few , my guess would be no more than 20 short burst most of the calories would be spent immediately before preparing the muscles and getting pumped up.

[aelmpvw]

the right answer will be whatever Mr Shaw says it is

[Hymie]

By my calculation about 0.1kcal – but that is the added kinetic energy in the mass, not how much energy it took a man to lift the mass by 2 inches.

[Cloverjo]

I think we need Jim360 here. Haven’t seen him around here for a while.
I would guess at very few calories used.

[ToraToraTora]

no need for Jim, I know the answer but just thought it would be interesting.

[ToraToraTora]

it's 1.32 kcal (kcal is what we normally call a Calorie) . I just looked at the effort and wondered about the energy and it's amazing how little it took. No wonder exercise doesn't help weight loss.

[Hymie]

Before you all give up on exercise based on ToraToraTora’s post; running for 1 hour at 7.5mph (8 minute mile pace) will typically burn around 900 kcalories. Not an insignificant amount considering a normal daily total of 2500 kcalories (for an adult male).

[ToraToraTora]

exercise is terrific to keep you fit but you have to do a hell of a lot before it makes any difference to weight.

[Hymie]

I have made a crude calculation that shows burning an extra 33 kcals/day (everyday) will result in weight loss of around 1kg.

So all things being equal, someone running at an 8 minute mile pace for 20 minutes/day (everyday) will be almost 10kg lighter than their non-running self.
Alternatively your non-running self could reduce their daily food intake by 300 kcals.

[ummmm]

And that's why diet plays a part, TTT.

[ludwig]

Exercise is no good for losing weight. If you eat a donut you have to do something ridicous like a twenty mile walk to burn off the cals. Best thing to do by far is just not eat the donut.

[ummmm]

It's easier to keep active if you're not overweight. Nothing wrong with eating donuts...just don't the whole packet!