Strenght excercise calories consumption

Ravenz18
Ravenz18 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi guys, I have a question about MFP. Why doesn't strenght excercise consume any calories? Theoretically that is impossible since for any work you need energy. And especially in human body when you're working out big muscle groups excercises such as squats,deadlifts etc. Now I know It's anaerobic and it generally lasts pretty shortly but I'm curious since I usually do strenght training and then cardio. Cheers.

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  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Spam Moderator
    edited January 2019
    Log it as strength training under the cardio section.

    The cardio section gives calorie burns for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. The strength training section is for tracking sets, reps, etc.
  • h7463
    h7463 Posts: 626 Member
    On heavy sets with long rests, I don't log any calories, and I just enjoy the extra mental buffer while eating maintenance calories. I have done multiple rounds of Erin Stern's Elite Body Trainer, and it's a combo of HIIT, heavy super sets with relative short rest periods, and heart rate to the max. On those, I will wear my HR monitor and take the results off it. That's one of those 'my cardio is faster lifting' things.. :D
  • Ravenz18
    Ravenz18 Posts: 2 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    Log it as strength training under the cardio section.

    The cardio section gives calorie burns for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. The strength training section is for tracking sets, reps, etc.

    Oh thanks, been using mfp for like a year and I didn't know Strenght training under cardio is a thing lol. Cheers
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Spam Moderator
    edited January 2019
    Ravenz18 wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
    Log it as strength training under the cardio section.

    The cardio section gives calorie burns for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. The strength training section is for tracking sets, reps, etc.

    Oh thanks, been using mfp for like a year and I didn't know Strenght training under cardio is a thing lol. Cheers

    It's a common issue. Their headings aren't clear.
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