NEWS!!! ( straight from my personal trainer...)

Heya, just thought I'd share an interesting fact

did you know that 3000 cal = 1 pound?  My trainer told me that aas soon as the body burns 3000 cal a pound is lost!

 

I found that very interesting and I think it's motivating me even more to keep this up!

have a good day everyone!

I thought it was 3500 cal???

appearently not?  My trainer told me this last night, I'm just goin on what he told me!

Think its time your trainer got a reality check.

According to Mayo Clinic ((as well as just about every other major resource) its 3500 calories.

Because 3,500 calories equals about 1 pound of fat, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you take in to lose 1 pound. So if you cut 500 calories from your typical diet each day, you'd lose approximately 1 pound a week (500 calories x 7 days = 3,500 calories).

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/WT0 0011

july10, yes, 3500 calories per pound of fat is the universally repeated figure.

OTOH, that's inconsistent with the other universally repeated factoid: that 1 gram of fat is 9 calories (which works out to a bit over 4082 calories per pound, since there are a bit over 453 1/2 grams per pound).

Which to believe? It's complicated . Here's someone who tried to find out:

     http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview? id=555411

 

its 3500 calories for one pound -- and you might ask your trainer where he got his info from because I can google it and all sites explored (medical, universities, scientific, etc) all show 3500

The first thing I learned from this site is : 3500cal = 1lbs

whoa, that link to the google discussion was way above my head, but interesting in a I-totally-don't-understand-what-you're-saying kind of way.

For my purposes, a ballpark figure of 1 lb fat = ~3500 calories is just fine.

Probably your trainer mis-spoke or slip of the tongue, because it truly is the accepted figure and if your trainer doesn't know that, I'd get a different trainer.  Hell, I learned that in my 9th grade health class many, many moons ago.  

I might be concerned to have a trainer that would get such basic weight loss info incorrect. All research says 3500 cals = 1 pound.

It is 3500 calories.... that is why they say if you deduct 500 cal a day you will lose 1 pound a week.

500 cal a day x 7 days a week = 3500 cal a week deficit = 1 pound....

I took college classes in health... The text book is right! Sorry

Oh really??  Awe that sucks!  I was all excited to share that!  I think since you all have a shared opinion, I will go by 3500...sorry bout that, I was just all excited to share my news! lol

 

 

i guess I really will have to ask him why he gave me that fact, perhaps he wasn't thinkin I'd take everything as hard evidence, but still off by 500 cal is not a small amount!  Ikes!

 Sorry again, but thanks for everyones help!  Now I know so I won't be all upset that I'm not a pound less after 3000 is off, hehehe

 while I'm askin, is it true that if you do treadmill on an incline its easier on your knees?  (another tip from my trainer...)

I might be concerned to have a trainer that would get such basic weight loss info incorrect. All research says 3500 cals = 1 pound.

From what I have personally seen, I am not surprised.

heheh I think you are right there!  I will have to ask him what that was about,  I am a little concerned now I must say cause I've been following his words like the bible for workin out!  This is all very confusing, but I would have to agree that if the books are saying otherwise, I should probably follow whats been printed!

 

thanks again for all your responses, again I'm sorry about my misinformation, just got all excited to share, lol

avacadogrl, 3500 kcal/lb is fine by me too The point of the Google discussion is that nobody seems to know where this figure comes from originally.

As it says, there are clear scientific studies establishing the "9 calories per gram of fat" figure, but when you try to track down a source for the inconsistent "3500 kcal/lb fat" figure, you end up going in circles: 100 sources each cite each other, but none of them cite an actual study where this figure was established. It's like folklore that way.

At the risk of resolving the mystery , 9 kcal/gram of pure fat is actually (very close to being) right. But human fat isn't pure fat -- human fat as stored in the body is only about 87% lipids (the rest is water & other non-fat stuff), and 9 kcal/gram x 453.6 gram/lb x 0.87 = a bit higher than 3500 kcal/lb of human fat.

IOW, everyone's right, and now you're one of 10 people in the world who actually knows why .

News Flash: Hes a trainer, not a doctor. He probably read this on the back of a Vector box.

Ok, Jokes. But Ive always wonderd how much training and schooling these personal trainers have... They spout out facts because they heard it somewhere else, read it in some magazine, or its just what they think? Scarry. I'd keep a trainer around for spotting you and motivation, not for cold hard facts. But thats just my opinion, and I'm strange that way....

Perhaps he was saying it as a motivational technique?

When buying something, psychologically there is a huge difference between $1000 and £999.99 when in reality we know there is not.

Same as double the price of something and then put it half price in a sale. They sell quicker just because the word sale is used.

3000 sounds like three thousand.... Wow.... not much

3500 sounds like three thousand and five hundred.... ooo... sounding loads now...

:)

Actually, I thought that walking on an incline was worse for your knees...I mean, I guess it depends on what's wrong with your knees.  On a treadmill, when people walk on an incline, they're more likely to grab onto the console and lock their knees when they walk, which is stressful on them.  Keeping your knees loose and unlocked is best :)

raz, I'm seriously concerned about a lot of personal trainers myself. I know there are quite a few on here, and I'm sure there are very good ones but I have yet to meet one. One trainer at my old gym didn't know what a squat rack was, another one at my current gym couldn't tell me the different between squats with a barbell and squats with a Smith machine (which is TERRIBLE to do). I have met ones who didn't know very basic weight training routines like the 5x5 and Rippletoe's Starting Strength.

It's a running joke on another forum, people post videos from their gym (from their cellphones which isn't nice but it's humorous) and all kinds of stories. The things I mentioned were just my personal experience.

thanks tgpish, you made sense out of nonsense for me.  i will share this factoid at parties and such and completely impress with my smarts.

TG - thanks, I love learning that kind of stuff!

JJ :-)