Logging Strength Training

tinachristine7
tinachristine7 Posts: 8
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,


I was just wondering what the point of logging strength training is when no calories are taken from the daily value?

Thanks :)

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  • charliehefferon
    charliehefferon Posts: 223 Member
    I've only used it a couple of times, just to keep a record of what I've actually done...

    I do strength training most days, but log it under cardio now as this does show cals burnt.
  • zombilishious
    zombilishious Posts: 1,250 Member
    You can log it under cardio to show the calorie burn. The "strength training" section is more for logging sets to see your progress, or boast about how much you are lifting :)
  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
    Hi all,


    I was just wondering what the point of logging strength training is when no calories are taken from the daily value?

    Thanks :)
    Because weight lifting is not about creating a calorie burn. if you're lifting weights to burn calories, you really need to stop.
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    I did strength training the other day and logged it under cardio. I was surprised that MFP only calculated that I burned 102 calories, when my HRM said I burned 316. Typically, I feel like MFP overestimates calories burned, but that wasn't true for my strength training entry.
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    Hi all,


    I was just wondering what the point of logging strength training is when no calories are taken from the daily value?

    Thanks :)
    Because weight lifting is not about creating a calorie burn. if you're lifting weights to burn calories, you really need to stop.


    Why? Seriously, I've just started strength training and am still learning. I don't eat back my calories, so why does it matter if I watch calories burned?
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    I did strength training the other day and logged it under cardio. I was surprised that MFP only calculated that I burned 102 calories, when my HRM said I burned 316. Typically, I feel like MFP overestimates calories burned, but that wasn't true for my strength training entry.

    Unless your HRM is programmed to account for strength training, then it's algorithms are only sound for cardio activities. It will give you the incorrect amount for lifting.......
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Hi all,


    I was just wondering what the point of logging strength training is when no calories are taken from the daily value?

    Thanks :)
    Because weight lifting is not about creating a calorie burn. if you're lifting weights to burn calories, you really need to stop.

    I can't imagine logging the calorie burn for weightliftng as you do most of it sitting or lying down.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    I can't imagine logging the calorie burn for weightliftng as you do most of it sitting or lying down.

    Lol!
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    I did strength training the other day and logged it under cardio. I was surprised that MFP only calculated that I burned 102 calories, when my HRM said I burned 316. Typically, I feel like MFP overestimates calories burned, but that wasn't true for my strength training entry.

    Unless your HRM is programmed to account for strength training, then it's algorithms are only sound for cardio activities. It will give you the incorrect amount for lifting.......

    Really?! Thanks! I had no idea.
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    What I did was TRX, so I wasn't sitting or lying down. Should I still not log something like that as cardio?
  • nahiluoh
    nahiluoh Posts: 41 Member
    My trainer has me on these strength and lifting workouts that cause my breathing and heart rate to get higher than many typical cardio activities. I am rarely on a bench or staying still; everything is fairly dynamic and often full-body in nature.

    So, for most workouts, from a calorie-tracking perspective, I put in about 30-40% as "light calisthenics" and the remainder as "vigorous." That calorie burn seems to fit well into my long-term net calorie numbers and weight loss.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    What I did was TRX, so I wasn't sitting or lying down. Should I still not log something like that as cardio?

    He was being sarcastic! It will burn calories, but you'll need to use a different method to estimate the calories burned other than your HRM.
  • 8goodgirl0
    8goodgirl0 Posts: 127 Member
    Your muscles also burn more calories after weights than during.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    Hi all,


    I was just wondering what the point of logging strength training is when no calories are taken from the daily value?

    Thanks :)
    Because weight lifting is not about creating a calorie burn. if you're lifting weights to burn calories, you really need to stop.

    I can't imagine logging the calorie burn for weightliftng as you do most of it sitting or lying down.

    Not that I log it, but are you trying to tell me that my calorie burn when leg pressing 218# doesn't *count* because I am sitting in a reclined position? Cardio doesn't make me even START to sweat, but let me sit down on the leg press or start doing Lat pull downs and I immediately break out in a sweat!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I log mine under "circuit training, general" in the cardio section.
    I do a very dynamic circuit so my pulse is elevated all the time.

    MFP estimates were miles out from what my HRM records so I use the HRM calories - may not be accurate (debatable) but at least it's consistent to me.
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    What I did was TRX, so I wasn't sitting or lying down. Should I still not log something like that as cardio?

    He was being sarcastic! It will burn calories, but you'll need to use a different method to estimate the calories burned other than your HRM.

    Sorry - I was indeed being sarcastic. I'll get my coat .....
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    What I did was TRX, so I wasn't sitting or lying down. Should I still not log something like that as cardio?

    He was being sarcastic! It will burn calories, but you'll need to use a different method to estimate the calories burned other than your HRM.

    Sorry - I was indeed being sarcastic. I'll get my coat .....

    Reading sarcasm is a lost art! Don't worry buddy - I spotted it!
  • xidia
    xidia Posts: 606 Member
    I logged yesterday's demo of the new strength routine as light calisthenics because there was a lot of standing around in the time period, and I log a straight run through as vigorous calisthenics, since I'm sweaty and breathing hard throughout. I do eat back my cals, so if I'm starving hungry because I've worked out, I want to know how much I can eat without going over my calorie goal, while still replenishing what I burned.
  • nkturner11
    nkturner11 Posts: 14
    What I did was TRX, so I wasn't sitting or lying down. Should I still not log something like that as cardio?

    He was being sarcastic! It will burn calories, but you'll need to use a different method to estimate the calories burned other than your HRM.

    Sorry - I was indeed being sarcastic. I'll get my coat .....


    Lol! Sorry! I just rolled out of bed to get my daughter on the bus after only getting a few hours of sleep. Not quite with it this morning. Typically, I drive my friends crazy because I'm one of the most sarcastic people they know. :-)

    Reading sarcasm is a lost art! Don't worry buddy - I spotted it!
  • Yogi_Carl
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    Not a problem nkturner - I'm currently on a sugar driven high because I just ate a nice big slice of Christmas cake with marzipan and icing and I don't care because I will be doing enough cardio and a strength training workout out to more than equal those nsty calories!

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