Does weight training burn calories???

missjelika

and how do you log these on MFP. so far I just get reps and weight and no calories added.

RAFValentina

search the forums before you post these kind of questions in future or check FAQs... BUT... You add it in the Cardiovascular part... the strength bit is for logging your reps and exercises only

Sarahr73

It does burn calories, but aerobic exercise is where you will get the best bang for your buck so to speak. If you get an HRM you can monitor how many calories you burn but ti won't be a huge amount. But, getting more muscle will help you burn more fat and calories, so keep at it no matter what.

erxkeel

yup strap on the HRM and count it..


oppps I said strap on.

missjelika

It does burn calories, but aerobic exercise is where you will get the best bang for your buck so to speak. If you get an HRM you can monitor how many calories you burn but ti won't be a huge amount. But, getting more muscle will help you burn more fat and calories, so keep at it no matter what.

Thanks. Im doing both. just been wondering how to log it.

missjelika

yup strap on the HRM and count it..


oppps I said strap on.

LOLz

SassyCalyGirl

Certainly does. And lifting also helps you to keep burning them longer than just cardio after the workout. :flowerforyou:
(Cardio burns more up-front)

valier_l

Do a search and you'll see this in the Cardiovascular section:

Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)

SassyCalyGirl

yup strap on the HRM and count it..


oppps I said strap on.

LOL :laugh:

KhrystyneHutton

Muscle training burns sugar and your body has to burn sugar before it burns fat!!!!

erxkeel

just a lil humorous sometimes :drinker:

Vivian_Phoenix

Weight training burns calories for longer than aerobic activity... and increases your metabolism for very long after you have completed your weight training, because the body has to repair the tissue which uses up energy.

Im sorry, I dont know how to track calories when strength training.
But yes, it burns calories.

maybe google will have an answer depending on specific exercise.

UponThisRock

It does burn calories, but aerobic exercise is where you will get the best bang for your buck so to speak.

I beg to differ. From strictly a calories in/out perspective, the same effect of aerobic exercise can be achieved with simply eating less. On the other hand muscle gains are a unique benefit of resistance training.

This is not to disparage aerobic exercise, but it's not clearly "best" for all people in all situations.

chicklidell

It does burn calories, but aerobic exercise is where you will get the best bang for your buck so to speak.

I beg to differ. From strictly a calories in/out perspective, the same effect of aerobic exercise can be achieved with simply eating less. On the other hand muscle gains are a unique benefit of resistance training.

This is not to disparage aerobic exercise, but it's not clearly "best" for all people in all situations.

I agree....If you superset your weighlifting or circuit it, with almost no rest time in between sets, you are completing an aerobic workout..you will burn more calories this way, and still be aerobic excercise then doing boring cardio!!! Most of my cardio comes from eighlifting, I don't rest and just bang em out...on the odd day I do cardio it's stair climbing or a quick jaunt on the elliptical to warm up and cool down..the benefits of weightlifting, far out number the benefits of just cardio.

JamesBurkes

I must admit, I'd love to know how many calories I'm actually burning during my "traditional" weight workout (ie 8 or 9 set per bodypart, 60-90 seconds rest between sets). I do a second weight workout of the week, but that is essentially metabolic conditioning - lighter weights, lots of exercises, fast-paced with very few, short rests. The HRM is semi-useful in guesstimating calorie burn for this one.

But for my heavy workout? I'm probably in the gym for an hour and I maybe do 20 sets, for big moves like presses and pullups etc. Now, I'm probably only exercising for 20 minutes of that hour, if that. But each set is going to failure so must be more calorie burning (for the brief periods I'm working) than the equivalent time spent jogging or spinning. And I can burn up to 15 calories a minute during a hard spinning session. But then again, as I say, I'm probably only actively working for 20 minutes or so.

Anyone know of any studies that show how many calories you burn doing one set of a heavy compound move of 8 to 10 reps? I suppose there's probably too many variables to consider to come up with a figure....

caseyp1122

As long as you keep that heart rate above 132 you're doing an efficient burn. I find that when I circuit train doing high reps/low weight one arm/leg/side at a time you prolong the resistance workout burning more calories, not to mention when your doing one side at a time as opposed to both at once, it helps getting rid of muscle imbalances. My left arm used to be 1/2 bigger than my right arm, single side exercises definitely evened that out no problem.