Does my HRM need to go to rehab???

[morningstar]

I posted the following on my blog today, but it still seems weird to me, so I thought I'd get some feedback. Is my HRM on drugs, or does my experience with testing and today's workout seem fairly reasonable? I have a Polar F11, and the settings are accurate.

It has been 11 months since I tested my VO2 level with my heart rate monitor. 11 months ago I tested at the moderate level. Today I tested at the highest level- elite! How freakin' awesome is that????? I have no idea how I managed it, and think that is just strange, but yay me anyway!

Okay, so here is the work out that I did today, and it rocked- maybe the extra food I ate last night, maybe the rest day??? It took about 2.5 hours, straight up strength endurance circuit, and I burned 1481 calories- I know, I can't freakin' believe it either!!!!! Is my HRM on a drunken bender or something?

Today’s Split: Legs Calves Biceps Shoulders Abs

Ball, Chair, DB: 12-35, Gliding Disks, BB: 65

• 5 minute warm up
  
• 3 minute wall squat hold
• 12 bicep curls (20)
• 12 shoulder presses (20)
• 3 minute wall squat hold
• 10 bicep curls (20)
• 10 shoulder presses (20)
• 3 minute wall squat hold (3 2-second breaks)
• 8 bicep curls (25)
• 8 shoulder presses (25)
  
• 16 paper plate splits
• 12 hammer curls, twist at top (20)
• 12 lateral raises, straighter arm (12)
• 16 paper plate splits
• 10 hammer curls, twist at top (20)
• 10 lateral raises, straighter arm (12)
• 16 paper plate splits
• 8 hammer curls, twist at top (20)
• 8 lateral raises, straighter arm (12)
  
• 16 paper plate slide back lunges (25)
• 3 7-7-7 bicep curls (12)
• 12 front shoulder raises, wide angle (just to sternum) (15)
• 16 paper plate slide back lunges (20)
• 3 7-7-7 bicep curls (10)
• 10 front shoulder raises, wide angle (just to sternum) (15)
• 16 paper plate slide back lunges (20)
• 3 7-7-7 bicep curls (10)
• 8 front shoulder raises, wide angle (just to sternum) (20)
  
• 16 paper plate side lunges (25)
• 12 forearm reverse curls (15)
• 12 rear delt flies Vs (12)
• 16 paper plate side lunges (25)
• 10 forearm reverse curls (15)
• 10 rear delt flies Vs (12)
• 16 paper plate side lunges (25)
• 8 forearm reverse curls (20)
• 8 rear delt flies Vs (12)
  
• 16 static lunges (20)
• 3 7-7-7 hammer curls (10)
• 16 shrugs (35)
• 16 shrugs (35)
• 8 static lunges, low end pulses (3s) (20)
• 3 7-7-7 hammer curls (10)
• 16 shrugs (35)
• 16 shrugs (35)
• 8 static lunges, halfway holds (20)
• 3 7-7-7 hammer curls (10)
• 12 Arnold shoulder presses (20)
  
• 32 plie squats (65)
• 1 minute plank
• 16 plie squats, low end pulses (7s) (65)
• 45 seconds plank
• 30 seconds side plank, right side
• 30 seconds side plank, left side
• 16 plie squats, halfway holds (65)
• 45 seconds plank
• 25 seconds side plank, right side
• 25 seconds side plank, left side
  
• 32 narrow squats (65)
• 32 weight over the head side to side bends (10)
• 16 crunches
• 8 narrow squats, low end pulses (7s) (65)
• 32 weight side to side twists (10)
• 16 crunches, holds
• 16 narrow squats, halfway holds (65)
• 32 weight in each hand side bends (25)
• 16 crunches, high end pulses (7s)
  
• 32 wide squats (65)
• 32 Ball crunches
• 16 Ball crunches, high end pulses (7s)
• 8 wide squats, low end pulses (7s) (65)
• 16 crunches, holds
• 16 oblique side crunches, high end pulses (7s)
• 16 wide squats, halfway holds (65)
• 16 hip lifts
• 16 hips lifts, toe touches
• 16 one-legged calf raises, slow (35)
• 16 two-legged calf raises, fast (2*25)
• 40 seconds plank
• 16 one-legged calf raises, slow (35)
• 16 two-legged calf raises, fast (2*25)
• 30 seconds side plank, right side
• 30 seconds side plank, left side

 

[syzygy314]

OMG! Amazing! Your calorie burn sounds pretty darn accurate for that duration! I could never keep that up! WTG! A friend of mine calls me a "hardcore" fitness enthusiast! I really don't think so! Not compared to most of the people on this Forum!

I wonder - I have a Polar F6 that I've only had for a few weeks. Don't really know how to use everything yet. Looking at the website, they talk about a fitness test, but have yet to find how to do it on my HRM. Maybe mine doesn't have that ability?

Anyway, I digress - what a great workout! I'll be happy to finish my 5K training!

 

[morningstar]

Thanks, Tricia! But I am still wondering if an elite level means that the Polar now calculates a higher caloric rate. I later went for a walk that was about 2 hours long, and it counted me as 700 calories- and it was a slow walk. This is messing with my head!

 

[sancho]

When I do an hour on the stairmaster (steady state) I burn around 700 calories in an hour. So, your 2.5 hour burn sounds reasonable. I'm not sure about the walk. I guess it depends on how high your HR got.

 

[syzygy314]

I'm up to running about 2.5 miles and with my stretch before and after and my warm up and cool down, I only burn around 400 cals.

 

[morningstar]

I usually burn about 350-400 calories for a one hour strength session that includes leg work, less if it has a lot of lying down or sitting work, like for chest press or sitting shoulder presses. So the most I would have been expecting to burn for that session was 1000 calories. My run tomorrow should be very interesting in terms of what my HRM says about calories burned. I just got some lovely new performance running shoes, too, so I can't wait!