Calories burned during weight lifting?

ackdyolen
ackdyolen Posts: 15 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm relatively new to MFP (I've been a member for a couple years but I'm just now actually using it). Anyone know why, when you enter weight-training exercies, it doesn't give you calories burned? I do weight training 2-3 days a week, and it's almost always either incorporated into a cardio session (tabata, HIIT), or immediately following a cardio session. I'm so confused on how I can doing all this weight lifting not burning calories??? I'd love any insight! Thanks!

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  • beezales
    beezales Posts: 7
    It's too difficult to determine calories burned so MFP doesn't include weight training in calorie burn. http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-

    But, you can go to cardio and there is a weight training category. I give myself 200 calories for an hour of weight training, about 25% more than MFP gives me, or 150 on a physical therapy day. What does everyone else give themselves?
  • desert_mom
    desert_mom Posts: 91 Member
    Bump. I'd like to hear answers to your question, too.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,659 Member
    I'm relatively new to MFP (I've been a member for a couple years but I'm just now actually using it). Anyone know why, when you enter weight-training exercies, it doesn't give you calories burned? I do weight training 2-3 days a week, and it's almost always either incorporated into a cardio session (tabata, HIIT), or immediately following a cardio session. I'm so confused on how I can doing all this weight lifting not burning calories??? I'd love any insight! Thanks!

    If you search under cardio in your exercise diary for "strength training", it comes up with an approximate figure, but bear in mind, it will not really be accurate, there are too many other factors involved really.
  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    I rely on my BodyMedia to tell me what I've burned during a 50 minute lifting session. Usually it's between 150-200 plus the after-burn (another 50 or 75 calories). And it really depends on your stats. I'm 5'3, 188 lbs...
  • RHSheetz
    RHSheetz Posts: 268 Member
    I wear a Heart Rate Monitor... My Trainer Incorporates HIIT during my Lifting so I get some great Burns from an Hour. I Usually hit the 600+ for an Hour, even when I die for some time (My HRM loses my heart beat and does not record for a time until I adjust the strap)...
  • Morninglory81
    Morninglory81 Posts: 1,190 Member
    I give myself about 50 cals an hour but I don't do any additional cardio in there.
  • ackdyolen
    ackdyolen Posts: 15 Member
    Oh this is all VERY helpful, thank you!!!! :smile:
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    Heart rate is independent of calories burned while lifting. And in between sets you should be resting. You're missing the point of listing if you train like this. Unless it's specifically for threshold training for say sports.
    I wear a Heart Rate Monitor... My Trainer Incorporates HIIT during my Lifting so I get some great Burns from an Hour. I Usually hit the 600+ for an Hour, even when I die for some time (My HRM loses my heart beat and does not record for a time until I adjust the strap)...

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