Logging weight training

7aneena
7aneena Posts: 146 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Obviously you burn calories when you do weight training, how do I log that in MFP?
MFP only estimates calories burned for cardio it seems

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  • joepage612
    joepage612 Posts: 179 Member
    you have to guess unless you use expensive space-aged equipment. most people just guess. I use MFP database and then reduce what it says by 50%.
  • 7aneena
    7aneena Posts: 146 Member
    I searched the database it's giving me 0 for all the exercises I was looking for. I'm doing stronglifts 5X5 and I would like to know how much I burn approximately
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    7aneena wrote: »
    Obviously you burn calories when you do weight training, how do I log that in MFP?
    MFP only estimates calories burned for cardio it seems

    You log it as 1 calorie.
  • shadowofender
    shadowofender Posts: 786 Member
    You can find a "Strength Training" option in cardio and adjust it to your needs.

    Or what someone else suggested, and what I do, is find whatever MFP says and cut it in half.

    Hell most of the time I create my own exercise and add in my numbers.

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