No credit for strength training

It will but you have to log it as cardiovascular. I just do a "create an exercise" and put all my strength training in that way in the cardio log so it will count for me. I think people have had the same complaint forever, tho. I really don't get why they haven't done something to fix that.

I don't count my strength training calories burned just leave them just incase i make a judgement mistake on my calories in a little. If no mistake was made in calories in then it's just weight lost.

There's a category under cardio called "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" that I use. I have no idea how accurate it is...if anything I'd think it under estimates, but it at least puts a value in.

sijomial wrote: »

SueInAz wrote: »

There is an option for strength/weight training but it's really overinflated. For many lifters, much of the 90 minutes spent lifting is resting between sets. How is MFP going to accurately calculate a calorie burn if it doesn't know how long you actually spent lifting, how much effort you exerted while you were lifting, etc.?

MFP wants to give me nearly 300 calories for an hour of lifting and I know it's not anywhere near close. I usually log 90 calories for that much time, if I log it at all.

How can you "know" what you can't measure?

MFP's estimates aren't random, they are based on METS.
prevention.sph.sc.edu/tools/docs/documents_compendium.pdf

Still an estimate of course and people's training styles (rest periods, intensity etc.) will vary.

MFP estimates are based on MET tables, which are mostly based on estimates of wildly varied accuracy. The Compendium sounds a lot more impressive/accurate than it is, at least for the purpose of estimating calories.

I usually wear a heart monitor to know for sure...

SueInAz wrote: »

sijomial wrote: »

SueInAz wrote: »

There is an option for strength/weight training but it's really overinflated. For many lifters, much of the 90 minutes spent lifting is resting between sets. How is MFP going to accurately calculate a calorie burn if it doesn't know how long you actually spent lifting, how much effort you exerted while you were lifting, etc.?

MFP wants to give me nearly 300 calories for an hour of lifting and I know it's not anywhere near close. I usually log 90 calories for that much time, if I log it at all.

How can you "know" what you can't measure?

MFP's estimates aren't random, they are based on METS.
prevention.sph.sc.edu/tools/docs/documents_compendium.pdf

Still an estimate of course and people's training styles (rest periods, intensity etc.) will vary.

I burn 550 calories running for 6 miles/60 minutes. It's not possible that I would burn half that many calories weight lifting for the same time period. My heart rate never gets high for more than a few moments, there are lots of times where I'm standing around and I barely break a sweat. I'd rather far underestimate my calorie burn than overestimate it.

I beg to differ. My heartrate gets quite high when doing 5x5. Lift heavier weights and you are sure to see an increase in Heart rate. When doing heavy lifting you are essential doing HIIT. So calorie burn is pretty damn good when lifting big weights

brianpperkins wrote: »

cmbauer99 wrote: »

SueInAz wrote: »

sijomial wrote: »

SueInAz wrote: »

There is an option for strength/weight training but it's really overinflated. For many lifters, much of the 90 minutes spent lifting is resting between sets. How is MFP going to accurately calculate a calorie burn if it doesn't know how long you actually spent lifting, how much effort you exerted while you were lifting, etc.?

MFP wants to give me nearly 300 calories for an hour of lifting and I know it's not anywhere near close. I usually log 90 calories for that much time, if I log it at all.

How can you "know" what you can't measure?

MFP's estimates aren't random, they are based on METS.
prevention.sph.sc.edu/tools/docs/documents_compendium.pdf

Still an estimate of course and people's training styles (rest periods, intensity etc.) will vary.

I burn 550 calories running for 6 miles/60 minutes. It's not possible that I would burn half that many calories weight lifting for the same time period. My heart rate never gets high for more than a few moments, there are lots of times where I'm standing around and I barely break a sweat. I'd rather far underestimate my calorie burn than overestimate it.

I beg to differ. My heartrate gets quite high when doing 5x5. Lift heavier weights and you are sure to see an increase in Heart rate. When doing heavy lifting you are essential doing HIIT. So calorie burn is pretty damn good when lifting big weights

There is no relationship between HR and calories burned lifting.

I guess what I am saying is this

"Lifting weights burns calories. Your body burns energy to lift weights. The heavier the weights, the higher the intensity and the more calories you burn. Especially if you do full body exercises like Squats. This is why lifters can eat more than average people without getting fat."

Go here http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ and read about 5x5 and losing fat and burning calories

These arguments get so tiresome. Everyone is different. The only reliable way to tell how many calories the exercise you are doing is consuming is to accurately track the calories you are putting into your body (weigh your food) and monitor your weight closely over a period of time to see what progress you are making. If you are consuming 14000 cal/week and you are losing a pound a week while lifting/running/whatever, then you are running a deficit of 3500 cal/week. That's it. No HRM or powermeter or numbers from a table are going to give you anything other than a rough idea.

I never log any calorie burn for weight training because there are too many variables. I wear a Polar m400 with a chest strap and it is all over the map when it comes to burn. Instead I consider these calories a buffer for any mis-logging.