Eating your Strength training cals?

TayJoMama

Just wondered if a person doing strength training a few days a week, should eat into those calories on those days or not? Thanks!

Rhodium1976

Actually, those are the only ones I do (usually) eat back. There is no reason for it, except maybe because they are much lower than cardio cals, but that is what I do and it works for me.

ItsLessOfMe

I think they are the same as any other cals. Exercise calories. What is your thinking on them?

NightOwl1

You should eat back your exercise calories, whether it's cardio or strength training. But that goes double for strength training. You can't build muscle if your operating at a deficit, so the more you eat, the more it will help with muscle development.

Todd1990

You need protein to aid muscle recovery , in general this would require more calories , this is pretty much essential to get any benefit from strength training , if you can do this without going crazy with calories then it would probably be best however if the decision is protein or calories then protein should be priority

TayJoMama

I think they are the same as any other cals. Exercise calories. What is your thinking on them?

I guess I was thinking they weren't burning fat the same as cardio kcals, or since they're a smaller number than cardio, that maybe I shouldn't eat them. But now I'll be sure to eat into them as well.

TayJoMama

oops.