Strength training

sandrableizeffer

can someone please help me. I do strength training on my bowflex every other day. Chest/triceps, back/biceps, shoulders and on Saturday I do legs/abs after my cardio. This program doesn't give a calories burned. I am not sure what number to use. I have been putting in 58. I don't know if this is too high or too low. Really affects what my food intake for the days is. Can someone please help me. Thanks

arditarose

Doesn't burn much. There's no way for MFP to know either. Your estimate seems about right.

Mrsallen6_11

https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

CyberTone

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 these articles in the list of articles on this topic in the MFP Help pages...
myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-
myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/topics/455842-exercise-diary-and-exercise-database/articles

abardswich

Thanks Cybertone, that was very helpful!