Calorie burn for squats and push ups?

BootsDBA

Do they burn enough calories to log?

Chieflrg

Squats or pushup don't burn any calories worth noting.

If your weight loss goal is exceedin your goal, you could just add some calories so your goal is met on average and enjoy more food.

stanmann571

So, Height/weight/gender?

2300 calories--guessing BMR around 1300-1500

so 7000 steps=800-1000 calories

1000 steps =110-150 calories
100 steps=11-15 calories

Regardless.

100 squats=about the same calories as 50 steps 8-10 calories

Pushups probably about the same.

Being exceedingly generous, maybe 50-80 calories.

BootsDBA

stanmann571 wrote: »

So, Height/weight/gender?

2300 calories--guessing BMR around 1300-1500

so 7000 steps=800-1000 calories

1000 steps =110-150 calories
100 steps=11-15 calories

Regardless.

100 squats=about the same calories as 50 steps 8-10 calories

Pushups probably about the same.

Being exceedingly generous, maybe 50-80 calories.

Thanks! 5'9''/210 I figured it had to be low based on my own perceived effort. I can't comprehend how that calculator was made if it was giving me 400!

Spliner1969

Chieflrg wrote: »

Squats or pushup don't burn any calories worth noting.

If your weight loss goal is exceedin your goal, you could just add some calories so your goal is met on average and enjoy more food.

Not necessarily true. Yes, if you do 10 pushups and you're done, you probably burned a calorie or two more than you would just doing normal activities for that same amount of time. But if you do them in sets, mix in other exercises, keep your heart rate up, body weight training can be a good workout, and can burn a significant number of calories. Try mixing in many different body weight exercises in sets, then repeat for a set length of time or a set number of circuits. Log it as circuit training. I've been doing that for years, works great and burns a good amount of calories during my 1.5 hour workouts.

Food for thought.

sgt1372

I log all lifting and body weight exercises at 120 cal/hr.

It is a neglible amount that I use mainly as a marker to make note of my "training" activity but does not throw off my net cals for diet control.

When I calculate the cals logged in this way, I measure the time actually lifting or exercising, including rest bet sets which is usually 3-5 mins, BUT I do not include time resting bet different lifts/exercises, which is generally 10-15 mins.

Total activity time is generally 1 hr but total elapsed time is generally 1.5 hrs.

stanmann571

Spliner1969 wrote: »

Chieflrg wrote: »

Squats or pushup don't burn any calories worth noting.

If your weight loss goal is exceedin your goal, you could just add some calories so your goal is met on average and enjoy more food.

Not necessarily true. Yes, if you do 10 pushups and you're done, you probably burned a calorie or two more than you would just doing normal activities for that same amount of time. But if you do them in sets, mix in other exercises, keep your heart rate up, body weight training can be a good workout, and can burn a significant number of calories. Try mixing in many different body weight exercises in sets, then repeat for a set length of time or a set number of circuits. Log it as circuit training. I've been doing that for years, works great and burns a good amount of calories during my 1.5 hour workouts.

Food for thought.

It will still be less than running or probably even walking continuously for the same 90 minutes.

The benefit is increased upper body strength, flexibility and mobility as well as core strength.

Chieflrg

Spliner1969 wrote: »

Chieflrg wrote: »

Squats or pushup don't burn any calories worth noting.

If your weight loss goal is exceedin your goal, you could just add some calories so your goal is met on average and enjoy more food.

Not necessarily true. Yes, if you do 10 pushups and you're done, you probably burned a calorie or two more than you would just doing normal activities for that same amount of time. But if you do them in sets, mix in other exercises, keep your heart rate up, body weight training can be a good workout, and can burn a significant number of calories. Try mixing in many different body weight exercises in sets, then repeat for a set length of time or a set number of circuits. Log it as circuit training. I've been doing that for years, works great and burns a good amount of calories during my 1.5 hour workouts.

Food for thought.

You might want to reread my whole reply.

If one is losing more weight than their goal, they are burning more calories than they anticipated regardless how the deficit came about.. They can adjust their calorie intake. It's much more simple than trying to estimate the burn rate of a pushup or squat in the context the OP asked.

Personally I've squatted the majority of my summers of the last four decades when I play baseball and maybe I burn two hundred or so calories in three hours of squatting/standing behind the plate. Not anything worth noting. Squatting body weight is not a huge calorie burner. This from a 6'3" 236lb athleticaly built catcher.

It's not that one doesn't burn calories, just not in the genersl context the post was asked.

SonyaCele

they don't burn enough worth logging.