Re: Calorie burn in isometrics vs. wt lifting

You are probably right.
One can simply do a qualitative assessment of the breathing involved--no
heavy breathing, not a lot of calories being burned, by dint of VO2.

Do you have data or links as to the increased cal. burn due to reduced
temperature?
Or is it simple physics? :)
Bear in mind that if the muscle temperature itself gets cool, the enzymes
(meaning actin/myosin) do not function optimally, which is why some
runners/dancers wear leg warmers. In addition to looking aerobically hip.
:)
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Proctologically Violated©® wrote:
All--

Suppose I curl a 20 lb weight, as many reps as I can, for one minute.
Suppose I take a 20 lb weight, and *hold it at the "sticking point"
(approx.
90 deg)* for one minute.

Which would burn more calories, and why?
Note that at all points in the ROM other than the sticking point, the
motion
is easier than at the sticking point, so conceivably more metabolic energy
could be expended by just holding the weight at that one difficult point.

If the answer to this particular exercise is not in favor of isometrics,
is
there a way to make isometrics burn more calories by varying the
technique?
Apply at more points in the ROM, perhaps?

TIA.
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You would burn more ATP by holding your arm straight out with a weight
at the end, then you would doing curls, as your arm would relax
inbetween reps.

Could you improve the energy burn?
Doing your excercises in cooler weather, that would make the body
generate more heat, hence burn more calories.
Tensing all the muscles in the chest(wouldn't really recommend this
though) or legs, while holding the weight out would improve the
energy burn also.

Those would be more of a strength training and toning options though.
For sheer calorie burning, swimming would probably be the best, as it
involves more muscles at cooler temperatures and with higher
cardiovascular requirements.

Hope that helped....


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