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Weight Training - Gym

romeovb
romeovb Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been going to the gym and have been doing weights, 3 sets of 12 reps on various equipment. How do I enter this into my diary? The choices are far too basic. And what ever I do enter, it says I haven't burnt any calories. Not sure how this should work, what are other people entering?

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  • ImVeryAngryItsNotButter
    ImVeryAngryItsNotButter Posts: 39 Member
    I enter weight lifting under cardio to get a general idea of what I'm burning during my one or two hours at the gym. I seldom use the strength section of the journal because it's easier to keep track of my lifts and progression using a journal app on my phone then trying to create or taylor the basic compound exercises listed on MFP.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    I don't enter my lifting because a calorie burn for it isn't accurate at all. It depends on so many things.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I'm on TDEE_ I made up my own entry in Cardio and count 1 calorie.
  • kpodaru
    kpodaru Posts: 133 Member
    i track my own calorie burn via my HRM then when i enter it on here, i create my own exercise and enter the caloric burn for the entire workout.
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