New to MFP - Weight lifting question

rsj206

Hi everyone - I strength train two or three times a week, lifting to form failure with heavy weight. Afterwards I have a low-fat protein shake, in line with NROLFW and other sources. I noticed when I enter strength training in my tracker, I don't get a caloric bump, so I have to absorb the shake calories into my daily allotment. Just wondering how other "heavy lifters" deal with this. From what I've read, a post-workout shake should be calories above-and-beyond your normal diet. So do you track the protein shake & then go tehcnically over your daily target by the number of calories in the shake?

Thanks for your feedback!

Rae6503

Find "strength training" under cardio and enter that as well as your individual lifts (that part is just for tracking improvements).

tangal88

Depending on how you lift:

If you do Circuits, pick Circuit Training under Cardio and list minutes spent to get a calorie average

OR

get a HRM, and List calories burned under Cardio. Not 100% accurate, but close.

My protein shakes are part of my normal calorie allotment. However it depends on if you "eat your exercise calories" or choose not, as far as how it impacts your overall calorie numbers for the day.