Strength Training??

Tony9005
Tony9005 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey MFPers! This might have been asked before buh would appreciate some help!

Does strength training (situps,push ups..) increase my calorie intake??..It doen't increase in my calorie table as opposed to cardio training (walking...)

Or is it bcos they want me to eat less? :D ...

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  • gseburn
    gseburn Posts: 456 Member
    You can put strength training under Cardio to get an estimated calorie burn.
  • Tony9005
    Tony9005 Posts: 4
    Tnx a lot bud! :) I seem to be dumber w/o the junkfood??!! :P
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    The strength training portion of the exercise diary is only for keeping track of weights and reps. You have to add it as a cardio exercise to get "credit" for the calories burned. Situps, pushups, etc. would be listed under "Calisthenics (pushups, sit-ups), vigorous effort" and weight lifting would be "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)."
  • gseburn
    gseburn Posts: 456 Member
    It's ok. I had the same question when I started. I used a separate program to track my weight workouts, but enter it under "weight training" in MFP to get the calorie count! :-)
  • dlwyatt82
    dlwyatt82 Posts: 1,077 Member
    No, exercise does not increase your calorie intake. Eating food does that. :wink:

    I assume that you mean does strength training burn calories, and should you eat more food to make up for it? Yes to both questions, though estimating the amount of calories burned during strength training is tricky.
  • SusanFinck
    SusanFinck Posts: 25 Member
    Thanks for the information. I didn't know any of this as I am fairly new to the site.

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