Calories Burned While Weight-Lifting???

killajoe13 · February 2012

I was wondering how do we figure out calories burned whiled weightlifting? MFP's cardio section allows us to input the cardio exercise and the time we spent doing it and will give us a rough estimate of the calories burned, but the strength training portion does not. After inputing the exercise the time, etc....you get nothing really. Am I doing it wrong?

I know I could buy a strap on device for my arm do show calories burned, but I was hoping to get a rough idea without wearing a device. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

KJ

RonSwanson66 · February 2012

I know I could buy a strap on device

What does this have to do with weight lifting?

Pebble321 · February 2012

There's lots of good stuff under the Help menu at the top of the page:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/91-doesn-t-strength-training-burn-calories-why-don-t-you-show-any-calories-burned-for-strength-training

In a nutshell:
- it's hard to calculate because there are so many variables.
- you can enter weight training under the cardio section.

killajoe13 · February 2012

There's lots of good stuff under the Help menu at the top of the page:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/91-doesn-t-strength-training-burn-calories-why-don-t-you-show-any-calories-burned-for-strength-training

In a nutshell:
- it's hard to calculate because there are so many variables.
- you can enter weight training under the cardio section.

Yes!!! I tried it, and it works. Rubybelle, thank you very much. Lol, I use cardio to get weight training calories, how funny. Still, it gave me an answer. I have been on MFP about a week or so and love it.

KJ

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