how to measure calories burnt doing pushups/crunches?

mail2dijaw

Hi everyone, I am not a big fan of weights so I limit my strength exercise to free hand workout with pushups, crunches etc. I am wondering how do I measure calories burnt in each set of pushups and crunches so can log MFP. Any idea?

Muscleflex79

mail2dijaw wrote: »

Hi everyone, I am not a big fan of weights so I limit my strength exercise to free hand workout with pushups, crunches etc. I am wondering how do I measure calories burnt in each set of pushups and crunches so can log MFP. Any idea?

not enough that it would be worth logging/eating back if that is why you are asking??

VintageFeline

Yeah, unless you are doing them for a solid hour with few brief breaks there' nothing to count really.

ninerbuff

25 calories if you did 100 of each.

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mail2dijaw

That was very helpful. Thank you guys

TavistockToad

Calisthenics

archon

i lost two stone by logging everything i ate honestly staying in the green and using the following guidelines logged under cardio;
cardio = number of minutes x 10
Strength/bodyweight = number of minutes x 5
works for me

sgt1372

I use 120 cal/hr for lifting and body wt exercises, net of rest periods bet lifts but including rest bet sets. Workd for me.