Weight Lifting Logging

teejaymarx
teejaymarx Posts: 5
edited February 15 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello!

I have a couple questions. I lift weights each morning and I'm wondering the best way to log it. I do it under cardiovascular usually, there is an option called 'Strength Training'.

My question is, using today as an example. I started at 4:55am and ended at 6:10am, equating to 75 minutes. How should I log this, as I was NOT lifting for a full 75 minutes, there was rest periods between sets. Any ideas on how I can do this most accurately?

I'm also using fitbit integration, if that makes any difference at all.

Thanks!
Tee Jay M.

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  • HWeatherholt
    HWeatherholt Posts: 283 Member
    I log my strength exercises under strength so I can keep track of my sets/reps, but I also list a cardio exercise called NROLFW where I put my calories burned according to the New Rules of Lifting for Woman calculations.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I log mine under cardio strength and change the caloreis to 1...keep track of reps on the strength part.

    To hard to estimate calories burned during lifting.
  • teejaymarx
    teejaymarx Posts: 5
    Awesome, thanks for the suggestions! When you are logging under strength and counting the sets and reps, do you do it between sets on your phone or do you just write it all down and put it in later? I know it doesn't matter which was, just trying to find a good rhythm!

    Thanks!
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I think the cardio entry includes rest time. I'd go ahead and log 75minutes, unless you feel like you were really screwing around a lot of the time, then maybe go down to 60.
  • loriq41
    loriq41 Posts: 479 Member
    Honestly I just add a "1" for strength..very difficult to ascertain exactly how much I am burning because the majority of what you actually burned is after the fact, while your body is healing. Soooooo I do not "eat back" exercise calories but I do log it as damnit, I want credit for doing it! I also do the TDEE method and I am 10 lbs from goal so I know it will be a sloooooooooow process! :)
  • teejaymarx
    teejaymarx Posts: 5
    loriq41, so you log 1 calorie under Cardio-strength? Do you also log each set under the Strength category? I kind do the TDEE, but I have a fitbit force, so it does all that calculation for me!
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