adding exercises for weight lifting

rogue1022

good afternoon, I am not sure how to add the exercises for when I am at the gym, for example when using weight lifting machines or free weights. How do i log that activity. I have tried weight lifting but it is not found. Any suggestions thank you!

IsaackGMOON

I wouldn't advise doing that because there are lots of variables which affect the calorie burn in weight lifting.

You're best just doing it, but not logging it.

CyberTone

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 provided by MFP are based on published metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs), which 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

phoenix251

Best bet is to get a heart monitor so it can track it for you.....most work with mfp

lemonsnowdrop

phoenix251 wrote: »

Best bet is to get a heart monitor so it can track it for you.....most work with mfp

HRMs are only accurate with steady state cardio. They will not give an accurate reading on weight lifting.

blankiefinder

phoenix251 wrote: »

Best bet is to get a heart monitor so it can track it for you.....most work with mfp

@lemonsnowdrop is correct, HRM's shouldn't be used for strength training. They are only good for steady state cardio, and should be shut off as soon as you are done.

I log my weights under cardio > strength training but I only log the time, and change the calories burned to 1. If you do this and find you are losing faster than expected, then you can up the calories you give yourself back.