weight training

garbo73
garbo73 Posts: 4 Member
edited January 21 in Fitness and Exercise
why is it when you do weight training no cals are showed as being burned off ?? on exercise list :smile:

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  • upahill2013
    upahill2013 Posts: 4 Member
    You can add weight lifting as a cardio exercise, the strength training bit is just to see your improvements over time afaik
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    There is no way to accurately measure calories burned during strength training. (at least that's what I've been told)
  • phjorg
    phjorg Posts: 252 Member
    There is no way to accurately measure calories burned during strength training. (at least that's what I've been told)
    This indeed correct. What most heavy lifters do is just adjust total daily calorie intake and don't bother with trying to calculate workout totals. If the scale is going in the direction they want in the timeframe they want, then all is well.

    then only rule is the more you lift and the more muscle groups doing the movement, the more calories you're burning. But there is no way to effectively measure exactly what that burn might be. Things like heartrate have zero bearing on this for example.
  • garbo73
    garbo73 Posts: 4 Member
    thanks ill have a look @ trying to add cals when I hit the weights :wink:
  • garbo73
    garbo73 Posts: 4 Member
    just had a look & you can add weight lifting in cardio so it does count might not be the right a mount of cals burn but its something ;-)
  • SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish
    SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish Posts: 831 Member
    I add weights as a cardio circuit training if you are lifting moderate to heavy: you will probably burn more if you are a heavy lifter, but I figure its good to have a calorie sink anyways to adjust for the extra appetite generated ;)
  • garbo73
    garbo73 Posts: 4 Member
    that's right Its all just a guide , thanks
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