Originally Posted by
Dunbar
That sounds low for 170W, see the video below where the presenter (170lb. male) measured this in a metabolic chamber. At 175-200w on a trainer he was burning 820 calories an hour. That's the most accurate method of measuring energy expenditure.
http://youtu.be/NqwvcrA7oe8?t=48m57s
Now that I think about it I did a z2 trainer ride yesterday(161w average w. 99% of the time being in z2) and it came at 674 calories for an hour. My HR was at 113bpm. Zone 1 HR with Zone 2 power. Interesting right?
Originally Posted by
topflightpro
Changing the saddle position by 1.5 cm is huge. And then riding like that for 100 miles sounds like a recipe for injury.
LOL blame it on the "Hot or Not" thread! I amuse myself sometime seeing how stupid I can be...
