Strength Training

Linac11
Linac11 Posts: 2 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am wonderting why strength training that I log for the day is not "burning calories"? Im getting my butt kicked and heaart rate is high and sweat is pouring off me... thats gotta be a form of burning calories!

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  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    The benefits from strength training are different than cardio trainig. If you're doing more of a circuit style higher rep, lower weight, log it as circuit training. If you're doing actual heavy lifting (under 10 reps at a challenging weight), then you can log it under cardio as strength training and get a burn, but it's still not super high. The benefits from ST come after, while you're muscles repair, not from a high calorie burn during.
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    Strength training on here is just simply to track reps, sets and weights. Log it under cardio to get your calories burned added.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Strength training on here is just simply to track reps, sets and weights. Log it under cardio to get your calories burned added.

    this.
  • phjorg
    phjorg Posts: 252 Member
    I am wonderting why strength training that I log for the day is not "burning calories"? Im getting my butt kicked and heaart rate is high and sweat is pouring off me... thats gotta be a form of burning calories!
    your heartrate is unimportant for strength training. don't worry about it being high, or not high.

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