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Strength Training

Megboehlingtraynham
Megboehlingtraynham Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
How do you determine calories burned for an hour of strength training or circuit training without recording every rep and exercise? I'm not finding the information like when I do "20 minutes in the bike" (for example).
Thanks!

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  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    I just put in weight training and the number of minutes I lift. Record cardio separately.
  • Sumiblue
    Sumiblue Posts: 1,597 Member
    There is a general "strength training" heading but it's under the Cardiovascular Exercise section on MFP Exercise. It's weird, I know. It goes by how many minutes the activity was done. You can input each type of strength training exercise separately under the Strength Training part but I find that too clunky. I do Strong Lifts 5x5 3x/wk and it takes me about an hour to complete. I just input 60 min. of strength training under cardio. It isn't a big burn but there is an afterburner with weight training.
  • csimrill
    csimrill Posts: 26 Member
    That is definitely a weakness with the app. I weight train 6 days a week for 30-60 minutes varying muscle groups, then I do 60 minutes of cardio. So it is easier for me to input the info.
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