Strength Training

franklinb575
franklinb575 Posts: 8
in Fitness and Exercise
What's the logic for not showing higher calorie burn when you do strength training, don't you burn more calories when you do weight lifting?

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  • brianmcg321
    brianmcg321 Posts: 18
    The strength training section is more of a log. If you want calories burned enter it into the cardio section under weight training.
  • TankGirl71
    TankGirl71 Posts: 241 Member
    I think with strength training your heart rate is elevated in short bursts, whereas with cardio your heart rate is ramped up the whole time. Your HRM doesn't pick up on the fact that your metabolism is elevated for many hours after weight training. Don't worry too much about the numbers, just keep training!
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
    The reason they don't do that, is because MFP has no way of knowing

    how hard you are lifting
    what weight you are lifting
    how much time inbetween sets
    what your heart rate is at
    if you are lifting light/heavy

    Plus when you weight train you tend to keep burning calories even after you finish working out.

    so there is no logical way for it to calculate what your calorie burn is... If you enter it under cardio, it will let you add calories, but chances are MFP is going to over calculate your burn.

    Be careful!! don't want to over eat...

    Best option is to buy a HRM and enter what the HRM says
  • franklinb575
    franklinb575 Posts: 8
    Thanks!
  • franklinb575
    franklinb575 Posts: 8
    Thanks!
  • franklinb575
    franklinb575 Posts: 8
    Thanks!

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