What do you record for calories burned when lifting?

Deena_Bean

On my lift days I warm up with some cardio (a 5-8 minute cardio burst on an app - I'm sweating by the end of it). My HRM says I burn about 55-75 calories in those 5-8 minutes. Then I move on to squat warmups, then squats, then the rest of it. By the end (about 50-60 minutes) my HRM says anywhere from 275-350 calories burned. I've been recording 80% of that, but I read that the calorie burn for lifting isn't really that high. I don't want to over-record my calories and then end up overeating because of it. What's your method? I've not lost any weight - in fact I've gained, so I really want to pay close attention to my calorie goals for the next couple of weeks and see if I can start losing a little, too.

mirrim52

I go by TDEE, so I don't count exercise calories. I used a few different calculators and took the average then 15% off. After a month of accurate logging, I used that and my weight loss so far to calculate my personal TDEE, and it was pretty close. I get 5 hrs of roller derby practice and 3 lifting sessions a week, so I picked moderate for activity level.

xcalygrl

I don't record my weight lifting calories. You don't really burn that much unless you're doing a HIIT circuit.

And HRM for weight lifting are highly inaccurate because of the spikes/dips in your heart rate when you are lifting then resting between sets. For the most part, HRM are pretty much useless except for steady state cardio.

threnjen

I allocate myself 100 cals for a 60 minute session. That works for me and I know it's right just from experience. I add more if I get in some cardio, even just a 10 minute warmup

Deena_Bean

I recorded 100 today, I could feasibly do 150 I think because my tiny warmup burned like 75 in the first 5 minutes lol. It's ok though, I'd totally rather underguess it than over.

DawnEmbers

I just use the MFP general one but I only record it as 30 minutes of lifting even though I do around an hour.

Graceious1

I use an HRM when doing any exercise including stretches and lifts. I created the Strong Lift as exercise in the exercise section of the MFP app. I want to log as much as I can.