Calories burned for weight training??

Kimhix
Kimhix Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Someone tell me why calories burned are not calculated for weight lifting? Only cardio calories burned??

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    You can enter weight training as a cardio activity on MFP, and it will provide an estimate (albeit probably an inflated estimate) of calories burned.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    edited March 2015
    I use my Polar FT 7 HRM to give me the amount of calories burned during my weightlifting sessions. I know this method isn't totally accurate either but I think it's closer to what I burn because my HRM shows less calories burned than what MFP lists by about 50 or so.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    You can log the amount of time for "strength training" under the Cardiovascular section to get an estimate for Calories burned. You can use the Strength Training section to log sets, reps, and weights, but that section does not account for the amount of time or Calories burned.

    Add "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" to Cardiovascular to get estimated Calories Burned added to your Diary. Please note that the Calories burned for Cardiovascular exercises are estimates for a general population and may differ for you as an individual. If desired, add individual strength training exercises, such as "Biceps Curl," to Strength Training to have a log of sets, reps, and weights as individual exercises.

    Please see the third article in the list of articles on this topic in the MFP Help pages...
    myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/topics/455842-exercise-diary-and-exercise-database/articles

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  • pmm3437
    pmm3437 Posts: 529 Member
    Bob just did 12 reps of 150 lb. squats ....
    You just did 12 reps of 150 lb. squats ...

    But your a puny human, and Bob is a 300 lb. lard *kitten* ...

    Sabe ?
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    You can enter weight training as a cardio activity on MFP, and it will provide an estimate (albeit probably an inflated estimate) of calories burned.

    This! In my case, and calculating weight lifting under cardio, MFP provides a deflated estimate for my calories burned during weight training - by about 200 calories per an hour session.
  • _nice_
    _nice_ Posts: 55 Member
    Yes, I just tried to enter my weight session from this morning under cardio as suggested above, it gave me 185 calories. Pppffftttt. My heart rate was above 160 for the majority of my work out, and it was 45 minutes long, and my reps, sets, pace and weight were high. I rest minimally. I get excited an go too fast, I know, I could get stronger faster with a slower pace. I am not too concerned about my calorie burn, but I do like the idea. I am going to get a better device to wear (fit bit is pathetic) and enter my calories manually. I usually use "Circuit training, general" for my work outs. Not sure if that is an accurate description of what I am doing, but it's what I'm using in MFP. My work outs consist of 5 minute warm up on the elliptical at 6-8 mph, then on to the machines and free weights. I do 20 reps with each machine (kick backs with 20 lbs, squats with 250 lbs, shoulder presses with 40 pounds, dead lifts with 90 lbs, assisted dips with 90 lbs, crunches with 40 lbs, push ups, curls, and so on...) So I do a rotation of 5 weights/resistance/body weight exercises, with 2-3 minutes flat out on the elliptical between rotations, and get all this done in 35-45 minutes. Not a lot of resting. Definitely more than 185 calories burned.
  • _nice_
    _nice_ Posts: 55 Member
    Oh, and I go through 3-4 rotations.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

    There is no direct relationship between HR and calories burned for lifting.
  • _nice_
    _nice_ Posts: 55 Member
    Just read that in another thread. So, I will choose to not care about calories burned, and just get strong and eat right. It's worked for the first 15 pounds in 6 weeks, another 15 to go.
  • rocardy
    rocardy Posts: 14 Member
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

    There is no direct relationship between HR and calories burned for lifting.

    When meeting with my trainer the other day to go over my fitness routine from the last week and the up coming week I was informed that strength training/lifting weights burns more calories than cardio. Do to this we switched my routine around to give me maximum calorie burn.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    rocardy wrote: »
    brianpperkins wrote: »
    http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

    There is no direct relationship between HR and calories burned for lifting.

    When meeting with my trainer the other day to go over my fitness routine from the last week and the up coming week I was informed that strength training/lifting weights burns more calories than cardio. Do to this we switched my routine around to give me maximum calorie burn.

    Suggest you get a new trainer.
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