Strength Training

vetagagne

Why aren't the calories burned during strength training calculated? Is there a way to do this?

tasoconnor

Under cardio there is a strength training choice.

Grimmerick

bump I need to know this too

lilRicki

but remember, it may seem low, but even hours after you're done lifting weights, you're still burning

treeman821

but remember, it may seem low, but even hours after you're done lifting weights, you're still burning

that's good too know... It's says an hour of weight training is appx 200 calories.. does seen low

Katie3784

You could invest about $100 in a polar heart rate monitor. It is totally worth the money, and way more accurate than MFP "guesstimates" for cardio exercises.

vetagagne

Yes, I log my strength training exercises but the calories burned are not calculated like the cardio calories.

liftingbro

Strength Training is very hard to guess. There are a lot of factors in play:

Intensity (Reps/sets/weight)
Conditioning
Muscle mass ( the more mass you have the more you'lll burn, particularly in lifting)
Lifts done (Compound lifts like sqauts , bench press and dead lifts burn a lot more calories than isolation lifts like bicep curls)
Timing (How much time between reps and sets can change how many calories you burn)

As mentioned above, lifting increases you caloric burn for hours after you lift, as much as 48 hours.

So, 200 calories for an hour of lifting is for most males going to be very low if you are lifting heavy in higher volume.

liftingbro

You could invest about $100 in a polar heart rate monitor. It is totally worth the money, and way more accurate than MFP "guesstimates" for cardio exercises.

For around $100 you can get a used bodybugg off of ebay and it will be more accurate than the HRM, particularly for lifting weights.