The Speculist: It's a New Phil, Week 56

My First Day of Exercise

Still couldn't make it to the doctor this week for an official weigh-in, so let's just assume that everything is the same, yadda yadda yadda.

On Thursday, I reached an interesting landmark. My trusty Excel spreadsheet told me that I had completed 23.96 hours of exercise for the year. We can round that off and call it a full day of exercise. If I continue at my current rate, I should complete 9.35 such days by the end of the year. This means, by the way, that about 2.5% of my total year -- not the waking year, the total year -- will have been spent working out. Which is definitely worth it.

I want to get a handle on two things:

1. How much fat does a day of exercise burn off?

2. How much muscle does a day of exercise build?

Obviously, the answers to those questions will vary widely depending on who's working out and what they're doing. (And the answer to question 1 is going to be a much higher number than the answer to question 2. ) I'm hoping that, by the end of the year, I'll have a good handle on the answers to both questions for me, doing my sledge hammer workout.

We shall see.

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Comments

There are other factors. "How much does increase my overall metabolic rate and fuel consumption?" This is not a constant. Also, "How is my new eating plan better suited to my personal metabolism?" Contrary to lab calorimeters, calories are not interchangeable beyond certain broad parameters.

-Jim

Posted by: Jim Strickland | February 11, 2007 01:24 AM

Good points, Jim. I find that as this thing progresses, I'm less interested in calories (or even pounds) and more interested in overall condition and what I can get done. Still, tracking my weight has been an ongoing feature of this series and I'll probably stick with it (if I ever get back to the doctor!)

Posted by: Phil Bowermaster | February 11, 2007 08:50 AM

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