Strength Training not calculating

erikasmith2013
erikasmith2013 Posts: 104
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello Beautiful People:

I was wondering if anyone can help me with my issue. as you all know, we are able to enter the type of cardio we do for however long we did it, right? Well can we do the same with Weight lifting? I have tried to do so but it either doesn't show the type of lifting I did or if it does it doesn't show that it burned any calories....

Is it because it actually doesn't burn any calories? I am confused.... anyways, open to your input.

Help!

:)

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  • lizzyclatworthy
    lizzyclatworthy Posts: 296 Member
    yeah the logging of strength training confused me so I did what I always do and ignore that part of logging.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    log it under cardio...search for Strength training...
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Go to cardio and do a search there. Bear in mind that its a very tough estimate though.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Strength training doesn't burn much in the sort term like a cardio exercise. I have done a HR monitor with my fitness device and a 30 minute lifting session (medium/heavy) shows a burn of around 120 calories. Still worth logging. That is a good 9 Hershey Kisses!
  • 4aces61
    4aces61 Posts: 292 Member
    log it under cardio...search for Strength training...
    This is what I do. I def don't have time to enter specific exercises. I'm sure the caloric burn is generic, but it is what it is. Everyone will burn at different rates.
  • lindzgayle
    lindzgayle Posts: 131 Member
    I log it under Circuit Training in Cardio, and use my HRM to input the cals burned.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    I actually created my own called "Cardio/Lifting HRM" The reason for the cardio is I always do a 10-20 minute warm up on the treadmill. I know the "experts" say not to do that before lifting, but it seems to set my heart rate for the whole session.
  • erikasmith2013
    erikasmith2013 Posts: 104
    Thanks for all the replies everyone, that helped a lot!!!
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I actually created my own called "Cardio/Lifting HRM" The reason for the cardio is I always do a 10-20 minute warm up on the treadmill. I know the "experts" say not to do that before lifting, but it seems to set my heart rate for the whole session.

    There's nothing wrong with a treadmill warm-up. But your HRM isn't accurate for lifting. Just for steady state cardio.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I actually created my own called "Cardio/Lifting HRM" The reason for the cardio is I always do a 10-20 minute warm up on the treadmill. I know the "experts" say not to do that before lifting, but it seems to set my heart rate for the whole session.

    There's nothing wrong with a treadmill warm-up. But your HRM isn't accurate for lifting. Just for steady state cardio.

    was just gonna say this...
  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    I find the exercise and put in reps, sets, and lbs lifted. Then I go to cardio and put in how many minutes I spent doing it - I give myself 1 minute per 'set' of 10 reps, and don't count rest time. So if I do 3 sets of 10 reps, I'd put in 3 minutes. Then it's all there for me, and I don't mind underestimating calories burned (because my heart rate IS up during my rest time) because it'll all pay off in the long run. I lost 20lbs doing it that way in the past, so I'm sticking with it!
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    I log it under Circuit Training in Cardio, and use my HRM to input the cals burned.

    HRM Aren't supposed to be accurate for lifting

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