Purpose of strenght training in exercise diary?

DirtyTrickster

I started filling it out for yesterday, which is a pain if you change weight, but I don't see any benefit in doing so. Is this strictly for logging purposes?

whiteoutpen

I think it's just so you know how much you've been lifting, and I suppose overtime you could see your improvement. I don't bother, since it does nothing for me. I'll just add in my 15-30 minutes of strength training under cardio. Doesn't burn many calories, but it makes me feel better, lol.

mdcoug

I agree it's a PITA. I'm following the calorie recommendations for NROL4W. On lifting days, it recommends for my weight/height/age/gender that I have approx. 200 extra calories. So what I've been doing is just setting my daily calorie goal at the non-lifting day amount and logging in each lifting day as cardio (I know it's not technically) with 200 calories "burned." I feel like it keeps me a little more honest doing it this way. So, I use that to track my calorie needs for the day and an Excel spreadsheet to track my actual lifting.

DirtyTrickster

I agree it's a PITA. I'm following the calorie recommendations for NROL4W. On lifting days, it recommends for my weight/height/age/gender that I have approx. 200 extra calories. So what I've been doing is just setting my daily calorie goal at the non-lifting day amount and logging in each lifting day as cardio (I know it's not technically) with 200 calories "burned." I feel like it keeps me a little more honest doing it this way. So, I use that to track my calorie needs for the day and an Excel spreadsheet to track my actual lifting.

So if you have say 2500kcal a day and you exercise, you eat that many more calories? If that for maintaining weight or losing?

Im trying to lose weight/build muscle/

mdcoug

I'm trying to lose weight/maintain muscle. If 2500 cals is your daily target for losing without working out, then you should probably add on additional cals for workout days so you don't risk losing muscle. Not sure what type of workout you are doing and what the calorie recommendation would be for you. Maybe some of the guys on here can chime in.


Oh, and if you calculated 2500 cals by factoring in exercise, then there's probably no need for you to add in the workout calories like I do.

DirtyTrickster

I'm trying to lose weight/maintain muscle. If 2500 cals is your daily target for losing without working out, then you should probably add on additional cals for workout days so you don't risk losing muscle. Not sure what type of workout you are doing and what the calorie recommendation would be for you. Maybe some of the guys on here can chime in.


Oh, and if you calculated 2500 cals by factoring in exercise, then there's probably no need for you to add in the workout calories like I do.

Thanks for the input.

I typically lift free weights.
Chest day 1
bi/tri day 2
back/shoulders day 3
legs day 4

Cardio here and there - running or p90x cardio

I've had my calories at 2030, I didn't calculate it, just ended up there somehow - don't really follow any typical macro ratio
Male - 32y/o - 5'11" - 236lbs