Calories not burned for strength training on Myfitnesspal?

gijoe1687
gijoe1687 Posts: 5
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My name is Derek and I just started using the myfitnesspal website I think its a great tool, I weight lift 5 days a week, but it doesnt show that you burn calories, only when you enter in some type of cardio training....is this right or do I have my defaults set wrong? So when I hit it hard in the gym for 30-45 min it would be nice to see some of those calories added back on the home page. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!

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  • CommiePuddin
    CommiePuddin Posts: 1
    There's a help topic on this, but the program doesn't register caloric loss on strength training because it can't take into account things like rest periods.

    There is a "strength training" entry under cardiovascular exercise, but that's a rough estimate.

    Cheers!
  • red8424
    red8424 Posts: 160 Member
    Do you use a heart rate monitor? If you do, just put the calories in under cardio. Strength training or circuit training entries are good estimates without the HRM.
  • gijoe1687
    gijoe1687 Posts: 5
    Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

    Derek.

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