weight training/ lifting weights question

nf1982

Whats your opinion? Should one count calorie burn from lifting weights?

NaomiJFoster

Why wouldn't you? Calories burned are calories burned. Any time you're moving your body, you're doing something healthy for it.

ninerbuff

If discounted the calories you burned from lifting weights, then your calories expended would be off.

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jaz050465

Very difficult to calculate though.

heybales

http://www.livestrong.com/article/338469-how-to-calculate-calories-burned-weight-lifting/

Step 1
Weigh yourself before each weight lifting session. The number of calories you burn partially depends on your weight.

Step 2
Time the number of minutes you lifted weights. This includes the time spent resting between repetitions.

Step 3
Determine the intensity value of your weight training. A bodybuilding level of effort is vigorous and burns 0.055 calories per pound per minute. Circuit training with weights burns 0.042 calories per pound per minute. Strength training with free weights burns 0.039 calories per pound per minute. Lighter weight lifting with moderate effort burns 0.028 calories per pound per minute.

Step 4
Calculate the number of calories burned. First, multiply your weight by the number of minutes you exercised. For example, if you weigh 140 lbs. and lifted weights for 35 minutes, the formula would be 140 x 35 = 4900. Then multiply this number by the intensity value to get the number of calories burned. If you were circuit training, the formula would be 4900 x 0.042 = 206 calories burned.

Step 5 for those accounting for calories, like on MFP.
Take your already accounted for maintenance calories (TDEE if using that method, MFP Goals - Calories burned from daily activities) divided by 1440. That's how many calories was expected and accounted for burning per minute of your day already. Multiply by the same workout time in minutes.
Subtract that value from the Step 4 calories burned.

That's how many calories above and beyond what you were expected to burn in that time already.

MoreBean13

Wow, haybales! That's the most serious answer I've ever seen to this question! Im going to try that out of curiosity and see how the numbers shake out.

OP- I have personally just used the default calories under weightlifting in the cardio database for myself, its something like 215 calories an hour for me. That number is close enough that I have never had it cause a problem eating the calories back and losing weight. I vote to count them, I don't ser any reason not to.

DavPul

http://www.livestrong.com/article/338469-how-to-calculate-calories-burned-weight-lifting/

Step 1
Weigh yourself before each weight lifting session. The number of calories you burn partially depends on your weight.

Step 2
Time the number of minutes you lifted weights. This includes the time spent resting between repetitions.

Step 3
Determine the intensity value of your weight training. A bodybuilding level of effort is vigorous and burns 0.055 calories per pound per minute. Circuit training with weights burns 0.042 calories per pound per minute. Strength training with free weights burns 0.039 calories per pound per minute. Lighter weight lifting with moderate effort burns 0.028 calories per pound per minute.

Step 4
Calculate the number of calories burned. First, multiply your weight by the number of minutes you exercised. For example, if you weigh 140 lbs. and lifted weights for 35 minutes, the formula would be 140 x 35 = 4900. Then multiply this number by the intensity value to get the number of calories burned. If you were circuit training, the formula would be 4900 x 0.042 = 206 calories burned.

Step 5 for those accounting for calories, like on MFP.
Take your already accounted for maintenance calories (TDEE if using that method, MFP Goals - Calories burned from daily activities) divided by 1440. That's how many calories was expected and accounted for burning per minute of your day already. Multiply by the same workout time in minutes.
Subtract that value from the Step 4 calories burned.

That's how many calories above and beyond what you were expected to burn in that time already.

I was told there would be no math

ramsfan84

bump

going to check this out later.

PikaKnight

http://www.livestrong.com/article/338469-how-to-calculate-calories-burned-weight-lifting/

Step 1
Weigh yourself before each weight lifting session. The number of calories you burn partially depends on your weight.

Step 2
Time the number of minutes you lifted weights. This includes the time spent resting between repetitions.

Step 3
Determine the intensity value of your weight training. A bodybuilding level of effort is vigorous and burns 0.055 calories per pound per minute. Circuit training with weights burns 0.042 calories per pound per minute. Strength training with free weights burns 0.039 calories per pound per minute. Lighter weight lifting with moderate effort burns 0.028 calories per pound per minute.

Step 4
Calculate the number of calories burned. First, multiply your weight by the number of minutes you exercised. For example, if you weigh 140 lbs. and lifted weights for 35 minutes, the formula would be 140 x 35 = 4900. Then multiply this number by the intensity value to get the number of calories burned. If you were circuit training, the formula would be 4900 x 0.042 = 206 calories burned.

Step 5 for those accounting for calories, like on MFP.
Take your already accounted for maintenance calories (TDEE if using that method, MFP Goals - Calories burned from daily activities) divided by 1440. That's how many calories was expected and accounted for burning per minute of your day already. Multiply by the same workout time in minutes.
Subtract that value from the Step 4 calories burned.

That's how many calories above and beyond what you were expected to burn in that time already.

I was told there would be no math

florymonde

OP- I have personally just used the default calories under weightlifting in the cardio database for myself, its something like 215 calories an hour for me. That number is close enough that I have never had it cause a problem eating the calories back and losing weight. I vote to count them, I don't ser any reason not to.

Same here; it took me a while to find it. IIRC, it is under cardio and called strength training. It might be under-estimating, depending on your intensity, but good enough for me.

NaomiJFoster

OP- I have personally just used the default calories under weightlifting in the cardio database for myself, its something like 215 calories an hour for me. That number is close enough that I have never had it cause a problem eating the calories back and losing weight. I vote to count them, I don't ser any reason not to.

Same here; it took me a while to find it. IIRC, it is under cardio and called strength training. It might be under-estimating, depending on your intensity, but good enough for me.

Yeah, it's under "Strength training(weight lifting/weight training)" I've been told that the calorie count in that category is for heavy weights at low reps, and that matches up with another calories burned calculator I sometimes use. If you're doing light/medium wieghts at high reps, moving fairly quickly from one exercise to another, you might want to log it as "Circuit training" which gives you a different count.

josiereside

bumping this for later reference for calculation of calorie burn