Question about calories with weight training
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vallary14
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I still have my calories set to deficit in MFP but I’m wanting to start recomp. Today I worked (on my feet) and then I went to the gym and spent nearly an hour with the weight machines for upper body and dumbbells while doing lunges and some low side steps. I am not thinking my Alta recognizes all that extra work and after dinner MFP is still saying I have 32 calories leftover to be at a deficit. I guess my question is should I be eating quite a bit more since I lifted this afternoon? Or do I eat extra on a recovery day like tomorrow?
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Recomp is eating at maintenance.
I wouldn't use a fitbit to get a calorie burn for weight lifting.2 -
As TavistockToad says, plus weight machines, especially upper body ones and thinking of the type of workout the average gym goer does, don't actually burn that many calories.0
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Ok so I should eat more! What about recovery days? I’m assuming protein is very important for recovery.0
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