Recording Strength Training

nstock
nstock Posts: 135 Member
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Hello,

I am trying to be as accurate as possible with my documentation of food and work outs, but you can't see calories burned doing strength training, so how does everyone document calories burned for strength training?

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  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Type in "strength training" into the cardio section and it will pull up results.

    Since it is very difficult to track calories burned from lifting, you may have to play with the numbers a bit.
  • nstock
    nstock Posts: 135 Member
    Thanks so much! that's exactly what I wanted to add! :)
  • trewyn6509
    trewyn6509 Posts: 85 Member
    Thats how I do it and just tweak it accordingly.
  • Rushgirl82
    Rushgirl82 Posts: 223 Member
    I use my HRM
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    HRMs are not accurate for weight training. They are designed/coded for steady state cardio.
  • TheRealKingTony
    TheRealKingTony Posts: 19 Member
    I usually just pretty much use what MFP has for strength training, except I will cut a small portion of time off.

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