No calories for Strength Training?

HouseHeadOne
HouseHeadOne Posts: 1 Member
edited November 21 in Fitness and Exercise
Why does this app not calculate a rough estimate for strength training? Surely one burns calories while using weights, especially with compound movements.

Thanks,
Paul

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    It is very difficult to estimate calories burned while strength training. And the burn is actually quite little.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    You can log the amount of time for "strength training" under the Cardiovascular section to get an estimate for Calories burned. You can use the Strength Training section to log sets, reps, and weights, but that section does not account for the amount of time or Calories burned.

    Add "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)" to Cardiovascular to get estimated Calories Burned added to your Diary. Please note that the Calories burned for Cardiovascular exercises provided by MFP are based on published metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs), which are estimates for a general population and may differ for you as an individual. If desired, add individual strength training exercises, such as "Biceps Curl," to Strength Training to have a log of sets, reps, and weights as individual exercises.

    Please see these articles in the list of articles on this topic in the MFP Help pages...
    myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11170-why-don-t-you-calculate-calories-burned-for-strength-training-
    myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/topics/455842-exercise-diary-and-exercise-database/articles

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  • rmitchell239
    rmitchell239 Posts: 125 Member
    This is just me, but I don't log my strength training exercises even compound ones. 5x5 front squats today with a 3 sec pause on ground followed by 3 sets max effort handstand pushups, would be what 60 cal maybe? To me its not worth adding its just extra burn, but I guess thats only if you are trying to lose weight.
  • whatatime2befit
    whatatime2befit Posts: 625 Member
    go to cardio, select strength training. It gives you counts based on time entered.
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    It doesn't burn much and this app is bad about overestimating your cardio burn so it works out in the end.
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