strength training

coreycooper
coreycooper Posts: 3
edited September 21 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know why I don't get any extra calories when I do strength training?
Also, I find that when I just eat right (the allowed calories) without exercise, i see a bigger weight loss on
the scale than when I exercise and eat right. Should I not be exercising at first?

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  • redbedhead
    redbedhead Posts: 53
    to get exercise calories from strength training, you need to enter "Strength training" under the cardio section. :huh: strange place I know, but true!
  • crking
    crking Posts: 175
    weird, i am the opposite. when I don't watch what I eat and exercise, i lose...it makes no sense to me and I don't make it a habit!
  • creativefrugalmom
    creativefrugalmom Posts: 267 Member
    Could possibly be because muscle weighs more than fat so if you are building muscle, but losing fat, you won't show as much of a weight loss. I hope this helps.
  • I notice the same effects.. I try to make my strength training as aerobic as possible.
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