Burning calories during weight training

foxggren · April 2012

I'm sure this question has been asked 1000x before here... but I don't see it in any of the recent posts, so,

In my exercise diary, weight training doesn't add up to any calories, but surely it burns them!

How do you guys/do you guys account for calories burned that aren't during cardiovascular exercising? Should I be adding this to my diary? What is a safe bet to say? I usually do 30mins of cardio at the gym, then a bit of stretching for 10-15 mins and then about 30-40 mins of weight training.

BlueStar1989 · April 2012

there is a strenght training under cardio just enter the time spent

jrk412 · April 2012

Bump! I'm wondering the same thing.

myak623 · April 2012

Strength training is under cardiovascular.

Toddrific · April 2012

I enter strength training under cardio, it is a rough guesstimate they say.

Sarauk2sf · April 2012

If you search under the cardio section you will find calories for strength training. I just add it there and use the strength section to log the specific. A bit counter-intuitive and I have no idea how accurate they are.

Jorra · April 2012

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/help/faq/91-doesn-t-strength-training-burn-calories-why-don-t-you-show-any-calories-burned-for-strength-training

If it's not in the recent posts, just search the Help section accessible at the top of every page. If you still have questions, you can search the forums for answers as well.

MusicWalker · April 2012

Thank you all for this tip! I am new to this and was wondering the exact same thing.

foxggren · April 2012

Thanks guys, gotta start adding my weight training!

meshashesha2012 · April 2012

i log it under cardio and will use my HRM calories

Burning calories during weight training

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