Calories and strength training

karen_fish_biologist
karen_fish_biologist Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Why does this not give us credit for burning calories while doing strength training exercises?

I can lift until I am soaked with sweat and my heart rate is greatly elevated. I KNOW I am burning some serious calories.

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  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
    If you want an estimated strength training calorie burn, log it under the cardio section.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,808 Member
    Just because it feels hard doesn't mean it's a big calorie burner, the rough estimate under the CV section is based on METS and will surprse you how modest the number is.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    You're probably not burning "serious" calories but strength training is listed under cardio. The number will probably be greatly overestimated but that's how you get the credit you're seeking.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    edited April 2016
    I think this topic comes up as often as the "should I count my calories for sex, heheheheheheh" topic.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,247 Member
    karen_fish_biologist wrote: »

    I can lift until I am soaked with sweat and my heart rate is greatly elevated. I KNOW I am burning some serious calories.

    if being soaked in sweat was an indicator of caloric expenditure I'd be skinny already! (same with her=art rate, there's not a linear relationship between heart rate & caloric expenditure).

    As other have mention, you can log in under cardio (look for strength) The number will probably be lower than you were expecting but take heart in the knowledge that you're doing something really good for you.

  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    I usually just log 100 calories for a weightlifting session.
  • Wakey618
    Wakey618 Posts: 160 Member
    Azdak wrote: »
    I think this topic comes up as often as the "should I count my calories for sex, heheheheheheh" topic.
    LOL - I came here with the intention of finding an answer to this but decided I should check first to see if it has already been asked ;)
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Wakey618 wrote: »
    Azdak wrote: »
    I think this topic comes up as often as the "should I count my calories for sex, heheheheheheh" topic.
    LOL - I came here with the intention of finding an answer to this but decided I should check first to see if it has already been asked ;)

    Twice a day, roughly...
  • wilsoncl6
    wilsoncl6 Posts: 1,280 Member
    You're typically not going to burn more than 100 calories in during a lifting session but that's not where the caloric burn comes from, it's in the repair and recovery which is already figured in. Go ahead and add it in if you feel like you really need to.
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