Need help logging exercise properly

mkeller234

Good evening everyone. I just completed my first night of bodyweight exercise. I followed this begginers routine: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

1x practice circuits, where I learned proper form, not full intensity.
2x regular circuit. Done with no rest between exercise, rest between sets.

20 body weight squats
10 push ups (on knees)
20 walking lunges
10 dumbbell rows (using a gallon milk jug)
15 second plank
30 Jumping Jacks

I tried to log this so I knew how many calories that I need to eat.... but cannot figure it out. Please help me!

mkeller234

Bump. Anyone?

jgcurry3

Depending on intensity and weight used the avg person will burn between 400-800 calories in cardio or resistance training in an hour. I suggest going to bodybuilding.com or invest in the book The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both have workout programs for beginners and the knowledge in the book is absolutely worth the price. Also seeing as your creative with your equipment (i.e. the milk jug) you should have no problem finding a way to recreate your own home gym.

mkeller234

Depending on intensity and weight used the avg person will burn between 400-800 calories in cardio or resistance training in an hour. I suggest going to bodybuilding.com or invest in the book The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both have workout programs for beginners and the knowledge in the book is absolutely worth the price. Also seeing as your creative with your equipment (i.e. the milk jug) you should have no problem finding a way to recreate your own home gym.

Thank you for that link! I did figure out how to add some of the exercises (strength training goes under strength training.... duh!) But I knew there had to be more calories to eat than 76. Not that I worked my tail off today (learning), but I feel I was sort of working anaerobically. A makeshift home gym is very important for me, I am home with my toddler in the evenings so I cannot leave the house with her sleeping. The idea of simple bodyweight exercise is very exciting to me.

Thank you for the book recommendation. I am a beginner in every sense of the word.

DavPul

No rest? Then I'd log as circuit training or calistenics

mkeller234

No rest? Then I'd log as circuit training or calistenics

That is what I ended up doing...I think. I used the calculator at bodybuilding.com and took the calorie count for calistenics. I'm sure there is a better way to keep track, i'll need to spend some time learning.