Lifting Weights

captnemo44

I have a question i lift weights (strength training) i log my routines into MFP but it doesn't show any calories burned. Am i doing something wrong? I do weights 5 days a week . I do cardio also that shows calories burned, Thank you for your help
Lori

rjt1000

I have a question i lift weights (strength training) i log my routines into MFP but it doesn't show any calories burned. Am i doing something wrong? I do weights 5 days a week . I do cardio also that shows calories burned, Thank you for your help
Lori

under cardio you can search for "strength training" and enter the number of minutes you lift. But the number of calories is going to be very general. There's no real way for MFP to know how hard you really worked at lifting. Did you lift 2 pounds 20 times when you were doing curls or 50 pounds 20 times? So, take the calorie count for "strength training" as it is, a wild estimate.

Kristinemomof3

Are you workIng different muscles every day? Weight training should not be done on the same muscles consecutively. The muscles need time to repair themselves.

captnemo44

Are you workIng different muscles every day? Weight training should not be done on the same muscles consecutively. The muscles need time to repair themselves.

captnemo44

I do different muscles groups , Ihave a trainer she makes my work out routines for 2 weeks at a time . I do enter ther amounts of weighte, reps and pounds i lift, but it never shows any calories burned. Im thinking it only shows calories burned for cardio.
Lori