Why doesn't the exercise journal track weights?

Euthanized
Euthanized Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
I can add a measly 20 minutes of bike riding and it adds my calories to my journal, but if I enter a ton of weight lifting exercises it does nothing. Anyone have a work around for this?

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  • nicola1141
    nicola1141 Posts: 613 Member
    I think there's a "strength training" or weight lifting option under Cardio exercises that will include calorie burn.
  • mrsjoyw
    mrsjoyw Posts: 80 Member
    bump
  • rassha01
    rassha01 Posts: 534 Member
    I think there's a "strength training" or weight lifting option under Cardio exercises that will include calorie burn.
    What i use if I don't wear a HRM.
  • wswilliams67
    wswilliams67 Posts: 938 Member
    caloric burn during weight lifting is different for everyone depending on your intensity. your best bet is to get a HRM, track your workout and enter it under the cardio entry as strength training. Also be wary of the cardio machine's calories burned reading. Some can be off by as much as 50% more than you really burned.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    Definitely get an HRM b/c I can do the same workout and my intensity may be different because of how I'm feeling that day and I'll burn different amounts (depends on my heart rate).
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/91-doesn-t-%3Cspan%20class=
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Read this blog...HRMs are not very accurate in estimating calories burned during weight training. You can also google and find all kinds of support for what the blogger is saying. I always just added in about 150 calories and called it a day...you really don't burn that many calories doing the actual workout unless you're doing a circuit type training thing. The real magic comes during the 48 hours after you lift...your muscles repair and burn quite a few calories in the process.

    here's the blog...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/hrms-cannot-count-calories-during-strength-training-17698
  • EJSunflower
    EJSunflower Posts: 8 Member
    I do high intensity cardio followed by weights and even during my weight training I make sure to keep my heart rate elevated as if I were doing cardio. I track total cals burned using an HRM and customized my cardio descriptions to suit my routine...for example: under cardio I have (bike, elliptical and weights) and I track it all as one...hope that helps :wink:
  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
    Read this blog...HRMs are not very accurate in estimating calories burned during weight training. You can also google and find all kinds of support for what the blogger is saying. I always just added in about 150 calories and called it a day...you really don't burn that many calories doing the actual workout unless you're doing a circuit type training thing. The real magic comes during the 48 hours after you lift...your muscles repair and burn quite a few calories in the process.

    here's the blog...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/hrms-cannot-count-calories-during-strength-training-17698

    This so much.
    If you want points for lifting, try fitocracy.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    I just included the fact that I weight train when calculating my tdee. So I have no need to add it in. Any cardio I do, I add in.
  • morkiemama
    morkiemama Posts: 894 Member
    Read this blog...HRMs are not very accurate in estimating calories burned during weight training. You can also google and find all kinds of support for what the blogger is saying. I always just added in about 150 calories and called it a day...you really don't burn that many calories doing the actual workout unless you're doing a circuit type training thing. The real magic comes during the 48 hours after you lift...your muscles repair and burn quite a few calories in the process.

    here's the blog...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/hrms-cannot-count-calories-during-strength-training-17698

    This.

    HRMs are for tracking steady state cardio. It is important to note that HRMs are not accurate for weight lifting and will not give you an accurate burn. They are also not meant for HIIT. Temperature extremes and daily burn tracking (e.g. I wear it all day to find out what I should be taking in) are also inaccurate. HRMs are for steady state aerobic exercise only!

    This is another helpful blog post:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    I put in the cardio section. HRM are not accurate for weight training. I put the accurate length of time and 1 calorie burned just to keep track of my workouts.

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