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Exercise/Calories Burned

scottydunn61
scottydunn61 Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
How can I calculate or Determine calories burned per exercise considering weight lifted and reps.

Scott

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  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,968 Member
    It's a fools errand to estimate calories by reps of all kinds of lifts.

    Just go by session time. There's an entry in Cardiovascular for Strength Training which is probably close enough.
  • Boodybuilder1001
    Boodybuilder1001 Posts: 4 Member
    "Great point! Focusing on session time for estimating calories makes a lot of sense. It simplifies things and aligns better with how strength training impacts overall energy expenditure. Thanks for sharing!"
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,324 Member
    Don’t try. You’re wasting your time. You’ll never be accurate enough to get it even close. Most weight sessions are around 200-300 calories burned so just log something like that and be done with it. There are too many variables to get any closer.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,968 Member
    ^ I enter 250 for mine. The MFP strength training estimate for me is around 300 but I prefer to be conservative so I choose 250.

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