Is adding extra weight to your body when you workout is a bad idea?!


Question: I am trying to burn more calories than i normally do so i can work out harder instead of longer since i am tight on time so i had an idea since i cannot afford a decent training vest i would two of my 30 pound weights in my bookbag and wear it when i work out is this a good or bad idea?

I am 6 feet tall i weigh 228 pounds and i am a male so i figure i could handle the extra weight

on a different say if i burn 100 calories how much more would i burn with an extra 60 pounds on me?


Answers: I am trying to burn more calories than i normally do so i can work out harder instead of longer since i am tight on time so i had an idea since i cannot afford a decent training vest i would two of my 30 pound weights in my bookbag and wear it when i work out is this a good or bad idea?

I am 6 feet tall i weigh 228 pounds and i am a male so i figure i could handle the extra weight

on a different say if i burn 100 calories how much more would i burn with an extra 60 pounds on me?

It's hard to answer this question for sure. The problem with just slinging 30 pounds into your backpack is that backpacks weren't made for this function, and it'll mean you're carrying that weight sort of low and loose on your back, which may open you up for injury. Training vests keep the weights higher up on your body, and also CLOSE to your body, so that the work of carrying the weight is fairly evenly distributed on the muscles of your torso.

Instead of adding 30 pounds to your bag, I'd start with more like 10 and just see how it goes. Tighten the shoulder straps up as much as you can and still be comfy, so that the weight is as close to your body as you can get it. If you do ten pounds for a while and your back and hips and other joints all still seem fine, you could try adding 10 more. Just keep a close watch on how your body responds to the extra weight, and pull back at the first sign of pain or injury.

No idea how this will impact the calories you burn -- there are lots of calorie-burning calculators online, though and you can just plug in your regular weight once and then your weight plus 10 or 30 or whatever the second time and work out the difference that way.

Also, are you running or walking for these workouts? If you're walking, you'd probably do better by just kicking your workout up to interval training, where you start adding some bursts of running into the mix.

Good luck!

its a good idea to do that.. it will make it a LOT harder and you'll probably burn 150 instead of every 100 calories.

That could strain your back. Try it, and if you don't notice any back pain, then it's a good idea.

OK number 1 do not put wights in your bag you can Inger your self like that number 2 if you want to loss a lot of wight you have to watch what you eat





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