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does lifting weights burn calories?

zombiefreak_oq
zombiefreak_oq Posts: 12
edited November 2023 in Getting Started
i did leg lifts and added to my strength training and it didn't minus any calories i was wonder sense i'm sorta new what this means or is it adding mussel? Sorry if the question is sorta stupid

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  • aljeca
    aljeca Posts: 83
    to have MFP record the calories burned, you need to log your strength training under cardio - strength training and put in the length of time you were working out. hope this helps:)
  • Deborah100660
    Deborah100660 Posts: 45 Member
    I have done weight lifting for many years. It does burn calories and mainly adds muscle. The cardio work outs burn fat. Added muscle leads to a faster metabolism, and toning which is helpful with weight loss. I am looking for other people to add as friends for support. my email is deborah@kennethberger.com if you wish to add me as a friend. I don't have a facebook account.

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  • VixenInTraining
    VixenInTraining Posts: 80
    Nope it don't burn no calories. You better get running on that treadmill!! Because you know if you lift weights you'll bulk up like a bodybuilder. You wouldnt want that!
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    It does burn calories, but to actually gain muscle mass, you need to be eating at least maintenance calories, not at a deficit. Strength training while eating at a deficit will help you preserve the lean mass you already have, while burning the fat away.
  • benjicloverdale
    benjicloverdale Posts: 92 Member
    Yes. It does burn calories, but you enter calorie burn under cardio tab. I use a category that I created, called Combo, so I enter the total cals burned during weight lifting and cardio.
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