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weight training calculations

cldaschet
cldaschet Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm new to this app but I'm trying to figure out why when I add exercises with reps and weight, it doesn't update any calories.

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    You have to search it under cardio. Take it with a grain of salt. I've never used/eaten back weight training calories.
  • alekth
    alekth Posts: 33 Member
    MFP doesn't really do much about tracking weight training, but unless the workout is more of an interval/circuit type thing with lighter weights and more repetitions, there isn't much to do about it either. The actual lifting doesn't burn much, the main expenditure is afterwards when the body is repairing and building muscle tissue, and marginally an overall raised basic metabolic rate due to supporting more muscles.
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