1 Glass Of Red = 1600m @ 2:03

[[old] Bill]

Hello,<br /><br />I do like a glass or two of red.<br /><br />Looking it up in a book 1 glass red = 425 KJoule divide by 4.18 = 102 calories<br /><br />= 1600m on the erg at 2:03<br /><br />So I plan to keep on enjoying red and doing an extra bit on the erg.<br /><br />Similarly I had some chocolate today and that is going to cost me approx 500kJoule for 25gm(6 squares).<br /><br />so lets call that another 120 Kcal = approx 2000m<br /><br />it adds up hey ?<br /><br /> Reality check : - I know theres a factor of 1000, something to do with Calories and Kcalories in here that people tend to forget about but I cant see where I might have gone wrong. Cant see 1 glass red being worth 1,600,000m or alternately only 1.6m<br /><br /><br />Bill <br /><br /><br />

[[old] neilb]

Bill,<br /><br />The numbers look sensible; my HR monitor suggests I use around 1,000 calories during a steady 60 min session and I would normally do this at around 2:00 pace. So, 100 calories = 1600 m seems right.<br /><br />Having said this I am not sure that a glass of red wine every 1600 m is a sensible or responsible approach to either erging or drinking. <br /><br />You may be steady enough to be able to drink a glass of red whilst erging but I know that I would spill some (I would refuse to consume it from a drinks bottle; red wine deserves more respect.) and you cannot really stop every 1600 m.<br /><br />Also, past experience has shown that despite many hours of hard, dedicated practice I would be unable to consume the red wine needed during a HM never mind a full one! <br /><br />Nice idea but I think I will stick to enjoying a glass or two with my evening meal or by the fire.<br /><br />

[[old] Robbo]

Bill,<br />I hope that the glass or two is Victorian red! <br /><br />I usually do not try to think too much when imbibing and also prefer to stay away from the chocolate as I find the two do not mix (headaches).<br /><br />Incidentally, my understanding is that there is no difference between calories and kcalories ie 1calorie=1kcalorie=4.18kjoules.<br />Robbo

[[old] Godfried]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bill+Feb 5 2005, 09:45 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bill @ Feb 5 2005, 09:45 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Reality check : - I know theres a factor of 1000, something to do with Calories and Kcalories in here that people tend to forget . . . </td></tr></table><br />See <a href='http://www.wordreference.com/definition/Calorie' target='_blank'>www.wordreference.com/definition/Calorie</a><br /><br />See the UK training guide :<br /><br />Calorie<br /><br />A measurement of the energy in food. Defined as the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1°C.<br />Please note: Throughout this guide we have used the commonly accepted term calorie whereas technically the correct term is kilocalorie.

[[old] peterb]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bill+Feb 5 2005, 02:45 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bill @ Feb 5 2005, 02:45 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hello,<br /><br />I do like a glass or two of red.<br /><br />Bill  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Howdy Bill,<br /><br />I prefer a pint of Guinness. <br /><br />Some quick mental math puts that at a bit under 3000M<br /><br />BRILLIANT !!! <br /><br />Peter

[[old] Mary P.]

Godfried & Robbo -<br /><br />1 calorie = amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree C. (1000 calories = 1 kilocalorie & 1 cal = 4.184 J)<br /><br />BUT capitalize and 1 Calorie is the "dietary calorie" and 1 Calorie = 1 kilocalorie. Explaining this to college chemistry students semester after semester nearly drove me crazy; happily all US texts have switched to Joules.<br /><br />It's a drag (!) for me to look at the Calorie/hr setting on the monitor. Tipping the scales at only 56kg means I burn maybe 1/2 the Calories appearing on the monitor (the PM uses a body mass of 76kg or so in calculating Cal/hr). <br /><br />Good news for the heavy heavyweight guys, though - you may only really need 1200m to burn off some red wine or 1500 to 2000m for a Guinness. Kind of explains why my husband (93kg) devours everying on the dinner table after doing an evening erg workout.<br />Mary P.

[[old] seat5]

Mary P as in Perot?<br /><br />How are you doing? I have missed you on the forum! How was your water season? <br /><br />

[[old] Mary P.]

Hi, Carla -<br />Water season was (and is) great - BIG win in the Head of the Charles (Master W8+), along with all sorts of wins in regional races. We're still having races on the water; this past Sunday our club had one of our head race/brunch series-actually pretty fierce racing. Will be at CRASH-B's, too.<br /><br />Still training on the erg as ever, and hope you've completely recovered enough to have returned to form. <br /><br />Enjoyed a few glasses of red wine yesterday while watching the Patriots win & made up for them by erging lots 'o meters very early this morning. Too early to calculate if I rowed enough meters to work off the wine & I can't deal with large numbers that early in the morning.<br />Cheers,<br />Mary