Calories burned thru Weight Lifting

TheresaAndrews1970
TheresaAndrews1970 Posts: 2
edited September 28 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everybody, I'm new to MFP and I am wondering if anyone knows how to track calories burned during strength training? I see that you can add exercises such as "leg curls" but even after you enter the weight and reps it does not show calories burned, am I missing this? Thanks.

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  • ertrauma
    ertrauma Posts: 46 Member
    Good question...I was wondering about that myself, being new to MFP.
  • smkey
    smkey Posts: 121 Member
    Well, most on here would tell you the best way is to get a heart rate monitor and do it that way and that is the BEST way to do it. BUT, if you don't have one or can't get it that way, you can look up weight lifting in cardio exercises and get an estimate on calories.
    Welcome to MFP and good luck!!!
    Sandi
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    If you log it under cardio rather than strength training, you can enter calorie burns for them.

    edit: smkey beat me :)
  • candysh0p
    candysh0p Posts: 23 Member
    Weight lifting burns more calories than cardio as far as I'm aware, but I think it's hard to track just 'cause it's so different for everyone. I'm just trying to forget about the calories and bear in mind that I'm building muscle.
  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    Weight lifting burns more calories than cardio as far as I'm aware, but I think it's hard to track just 'cause it's so different for everyone. I'm just trying to forget about the calories and bear in mind that I'm building muscle.

    It all depends on the effort you put into it. How much rest between sets, if you superset, or do it in a circuit training style, which muscle groups you work, if you use free weights, or machines, How heavy you lift, number of reps per set, etc. I have noticed that Mfp's numbers are pretty close to what I get with my heart rate monitor. If I superset, I burn more calories, due to increased heart rate, and less rest time, so I put that under circuit training, and that is also fairly close to my HRM. I noticed If I work my legs, I burn more calories, than when I work my arms. Olympic style lifts can really increase your heart rate, and they use most of your muscle groups to perform them. They will probably burn the greatest amounts of calories. You can usually feel it, because you will become winded after a few reps.
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