How many calories burned in weight work out?

JohnnyCalvin

Hi...I belong to a fitness center and work out with a system of weights....station to station, to work each muscle group...Any idea how many calories are burned when I do this...Takes me about 20 minutes to go thru the system...Any rule of thumb, by time, amount of weight?....Thanks!

Vipecap

Without a heart rate monitor it would be difficult to accurately say what you are burning. You don't burn as much lifting, since you are exerting effort for say 30sec then resting. You can add strength training through the site, although the calories it says burned probably won't be very accurate.

scompton54

I do weight training once a week with a trainer. I asked her that question today. She figures I burn 600-800 calories an hour but she also said that I tend to push harder than most and take short breaks. We usually super set three different exercises and I do get winded and my heart rate is definitely up.