calorie question

renae77

When you do strength training and log it in, it doesn't show how many calories burned. I don't have a HRM and was wondering how do you find out how many calories you burn for different types of strength training? If anyone could help me that would be great! Thanks ahead of time!

renae77

When you do strength training and log it in, it doesn't show how many calories burned. I don't have a HRM and was wondering how do you find out how many calories you burn for different types of strength training? If anyone could help me that would be great! Thanks ahead of time!

anony999

It is a tough thing to measure, but keep in mind that strength training is typically an anaerobic exercise, so don't expect too many calories burned compared to cardio...

This link:
http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/archive/index.php/t-243.html

offers several possibilities, such as:

Intense weightlifting = 360 Kcal/hour
Medium weightlifting = 290 Kcal/hour
Easy weightlifting = 185 Kcal/hour

Poison5119

It doesn't burn cals with the same intensity in the short term, but it's long term positive effects cannot be stressed enough.

crystal_sapphire

It doesn't burn cals with the same intensity in the short term, but it's long term positive effects cannot be stressed enough.

yes, i agree. it maintains lean muscle mass and raises your overall metabolism.

Nich0le

you have to log the weight training in the cardio section. Just look for strength training or weight lifting, or what ever you are doing, it will ask how long you did it for and give you a ballpark on calories.

jazpiri

You don't burn a lot of calories while you are strength training, but you continue burning calories after you stop. When you are doing resistance type exercises you are tearing your muscle tissue and in order to rebuild it (and build more) takes more calories. For example, each time you do one bicep burl you are essentially tearing muscle fibers. By the end of your strength training routine you have torn A LOT of muscle fibers and your body spends the rest of the day rebuilding them which takes more calories. Calculating exactly how many calories is not easy, but I'd say about and extra 50-100 calories for each 45-60 min workout. Or, 10 calories for each body part of 3 sets for 12-15 reps. So, if you did 3 sets of 12-15 reps of each bicep curls, chest flys, tricep curls/extensions, rows, lateral raises, lunges and squats (with weights) I'd calculate about 5 calories per minute of exercise plus about 70 extra calories for the calories you will burn rebuilding that tissue later. Hope that makes sense.

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cjaqueth

When I do my strength training, I usually wear my HRM. The calories burned are usually higher than what you guys are mentioning. Which would be more accurate?