That's the profile I've been using but I think it greatly underestimates the effort of the workout. For example yesterday I did a 45 HIIT workout which had me moving almost constantly, using weights for almost every movement. Garmin calculated 111 calories for that workout. Searching I found an estimate for HIIT workouts of between 11-13 calories per minute. While I don't want to overestimate my calories just to make myself feel better, it would be good to have an idea what the number should be.
OHR, but I'm not sure that is was all related to that. I think Cardio does it's calculation based very strongly just on heart rate and movement, but HIIT doen't always generate a lot of 'movement' and some of the intense segments are very short and therefore don't drive my heart rate up too high, even though it's a hard effort.
That sounds really low. Did you use the OHR or a HRM strap? OHR can be problematic when weight lifting.
From 45min, that was the first thing I thought of. When I started using my old 235 I did the 1st routines with the OHRM and would get nonsense returns on training I knew full well were higher than what it was recording. For poster of the thread, anything, ANYTHING where muscle flexion takes place will be a no-no for ANY OHRM. Someone is going to chime in here and say the Scosche Rhythm + is the exception; well from my time using it, no, no it wasn't. Mine would lose my HR all the time with using weights or any kind of muscle flexion. Perhaps I had a bum unit, but even so, having an external OHRM connected to a watch that has a OHRM defeats the purpose doesn't it?
As for HIIT, personally when I do a routine that is using weights, I go the strength training route. It always returns proper info in my experience. Circuit training or HIIT dealing with Tabata training (no weights at all), it's a toss up. Some workouts I use Cardio, some I do Strength training.
Either path you go, don't use the OHRM for it, get a chest strap, the HR data is going to come back far more accurate, which influences cal burn/training load/training status and training effects.
That sounds really low. Did you use the OHR or a HRM strap? OHR can be problematic when weight lifting.
From 45min, that was the first thing I thought of. When I started using my old 235 I did the 1st routines with the OHRM and would get nonsense returns on training I knew full well were higher than what it was recording. For poster of the thread, anything, ANYTHING where muscle flexion takes place will be a no-no for ANY OHRM. Someone is going to chime in here and say the Scosche Rhythm + is the exception; well from my time using it, no, no it wasn't. Mine would lose my HR all the time with using weights or any kind of muscle flexion. Perhaps I had a bum unit, but even so, having an external OHRM connected to a watch that has a OHRM defeats the purpose doesn't it?
As for HIIT, personally when I do a routine that is using weights, I go the strength training route. It always returns proper info in my experience. Circuit training or HIIT dealing with Tabata training (no weights at all), it's a toss up. Some workouts I use Cardio, some I do Strength training.
Either path you go, don't use the OHRM for it, get a chest strap, the HR data is going to come back far more accurate, which influences cal burn/training load/training status and training effects.
