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Weightlifting calorie tracking?

Leildavid
Leildavid Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I know it's hard to be precise depending how fast you lift, etc, but does anybody have a good solution for tracking calories burned while lifting?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited June 2016
    Log it as strength training under cardio. Cut the calories in half.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Don't bother. There is no accurate way of measuring energy expended during weight training.
  • Jams009
    Jams009 Posts: 345 Member
    It's easier to just work out your average TDEE.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I wouldn't bother logging it either, it does burn calories but not that many....
  • dhimaan
    dhimaan Posts: 774 Member
    Yes just log it as cardio. Depending on how intense your workout is you could be burning anywhere from 200 to 500+ calories.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    It burns a lot of calories. I would've been obese by now (because of how much I eat) had it not been for lifting.
  • xRezin
    xRezin Posts: 17 Member
    You really don't burn that many calories, don't even bother to log it. Consider them free calories burned.
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