Lifting while wearing HRM question

Stef2752
Stef2752 Posts: 22 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I wore my new HRM (Polar FT40) at the gym while lifting, and was surprised by the amount of calories it said I burned. For example, 2 sets of 5 deadlifts= 44 calories. Can that be right? Seems high for such a short amount of time. I know that HRM's are typically for steady state cardio, but my thinking is that it goes by your HR, so it should work for lifting too, or am I wrong?

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  • JonTse
    JonTse Posts: 4 Member
    It really depends how much you're deadlifting at the time and how much strain you're putting on your body. For example, deadlifting 10 lbs vs 80 lbs is going to be much less taxing on your body.

    If you're lifting with intensity and weight, I wouldn't be surprised.
  • Stef2752
    Stef2752 Posts: 22 Member
    165 lbs. My HR was 174 immediately after I was done.

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