Joined Gym, How to Count?

therealbeanz

I have joined the gym and am confused now how to count my calories. I don't want to get big but ripped.

I am assuming my intake should be more but with MFP I need to enter a goal weight and have no idea. Can someone point me in the direction to figure this all out? OR i guess the question is, if I am lifting weights now how many calories do I know I have burned?

norahwynn

get a heart rate monitor.

IronPlayground

You won't get an accurate calorie expenditure from a heart rate monitor. It's very hard to accurately determine the amount of calories burned during strength training.

Tw1zzler

This site has great information.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

I use this for estimating calorie burn.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calories.htm