cals consumed by weight training

chicochiodi
chicochiodi Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    Resistance/weight/strength training doesn't burn enough to be significant.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    It's nominal. The benefit of weight training comes from the ability to help maintain muscle mass, which helps maintain metabolism and makes you leaner.
  • need2belean
    need2belean Posts: 358 Member
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    Get a chest strap heart rate monitor that measures heart rate and calories burned per heart rate. It won't be 100% accurate, but it will be close.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    need2belean wrote: »
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    Get a chest strap heart rate monitor that measures heart rate and calories burned per heart rate. It won't be 100% accurate, but it will be close.

    For weight training, it can be crazy off.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited August 2017
    need2belean wrote: »
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    Get a chest strap heart rate monitor that measures heart rate and calories burned per heart rate. It won't be 100% accurate, but it will be close.
    @need2belean
    No don't - it will be dreadfully inflated. Weights isn't cardio.

    OP, simply log duration of your workout as strength training (under the cardio section of your dary) for a very rough estimate based on your METS. It's simple and there's no real way to measure it so as good as anything.
  • chicochiodi
    chicochiodi Posts: 3 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    need2belean wrote: »
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    Get a chest strap heart rate monitor that measures heart rate and calories burned per heart rate. It won't be 100% accurate, but it will be close.
    @need2belean
    No don't - it will be dreadfully inflated. Weights isn't cardio.

    OP, simply log duration of your workout as strength training (under the cardio section of your dary) for a very rough estimate based on your METS. It's simple and there's no real way to measure it so as good as anything.

    cheers for that. this will be my starting point.
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    edited August 2017
    chicochiodi wrote: »
    when i cycle i use a power meter which in theory gives me a calories consumed number for my effort. how do i put a number on a weights session?

    do squats typically consume x cals per kg/rep??? how would i factor resistance training in my calories? or should i?

    I've been lifting for awhile with my heart rate monitor. I'm 145lbs and a good squat session is definitely one of the more calorie inducing of my lifts along with the DL. A good 4-5 sets of squats probably gets me 100 calories over the course of a day due to elevated heart rate. Nothing to write home about and most of the calories are burned at rest as well since it takes about 20-30 minutes and I'd burn about 40 over that time if I just sat around. I've noticed though that heart rate is slightly elevated on lifting days after the workout. I imagine that's the body pushing blood through to recover the muscles. A good whole workout lasting 1.5 hrs would probably on get me 250 or so.

    I wouldn't bother tracking it unless you've got the convenience of a heart rate tracker and even then, meh, it's not much.
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