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If you are using your HRM to calculate calories burned during weight lifting, it is not at all accurate. Doesn't matter how much cardio you do between sets. HRMs measure your Heart Rate. There is a correlation between the volume load of your heart rate and the amount of oxygen used to fuel the aerobic process during steady…

* You can't account for them accurately with MFP either. * Heck, you can't even accurately track them with a HRM, though it will get you in a decent range. * Best you can get is an estimate. * So add your own exercise, call it HIIT Cardinals, and set it for what you think. 1. Why MFP isn't accurate. Here's a thought…

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Just log it as an intense version of whatever you did. HIIT is a training method. You can do it while swimming, running, elliptical, rowing, lifting weights, etc.

You can create your own exercises. Either do it as a group: 'tris day', 'shoulder boulders', etc or as individual exercises logging each lift. Fwiw, the strength section is designed to help you track your lifting, not calculate calorie burns. For that purpose, it kinda blows. Getting a dedicated app like Jefit is a much…

You should only lift if you want to improve your posture, bone density, balance, endurance, coordination, and confidence. If you dont want any of that, then stick with pure cardio.

Too easy. Lift.

This is actually not true for a variety of reasons.* When you just start out with an exercise, your HR will rise in a stress response. This will register as a higher calorie burn on your HRM, which doesn't know why your HR is beating faster, only that it is. So your calorie count will be over estimated. * As your…

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Absolute best way (imo) if you are wanting to lose weight gradually and a sustained pace, and you workout 4 or more times in one week.* Set your MFP goals to be at maintenance, no weight loss. * Set your lifestyle to Sedentary. * Record ALL exercise burns as 1 calorie This maximizes what MFP is good at (calories consumed)…

HIIT, particularly Tabata style, has been shown to improve aerobic and anaerobic processes in the body and increase your VO2 Max. This can be benefical in all manner of sustained aerobic activity.

Crossfit workouts fall into a few basic categories: calisthenics, high impact aerobics (plyometrics), or circuit training. Figure out which one the WOD most commonly fits into and adjust for intensity.

In many cases, what's actually going on is your body wants the endorphins supplied by eating such comfort foods. Exercise also releases endorphins, so you can actually curb some of these cravings. I also struggled with this exact same issue. I found the best thing was to prep for it. After dinner I put on sweat pants,…

MFP tracks exercise over time. Weight lifting over time is wildly inaccurate. For example, we may both do the same exercise and the same weight, but I pause 15 seconds between sets, while you pause 30 seconds. You also take 35 seconds to complete one set, but I take 45, etc, etc, etc, etc. So the weight lifting entry will…

The snatch is easily the most complicated lift around. You can seriously injure yourself with it. More than any other lift, correct technique is critical. As the above poster said, start with a pvc pipe or whatever to get the technique. Watch videos online. Record yourself with your phone, and watch and critique yourself.…

Really, nothing is going to be accurate here. It's up to you. Boot camp is basically calisthenics, high impact aerobics, or circuit training, depending on the exercise. I would just log it as either of those three.

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What you are wanting to do is called a body recomp. This is generally considered a highly inefficient method to lose fat and gain muscle. Most recommend bulk cycles followed by cutting cycles. Basically during a recomp you are using inaccuracies to sometimes gain a minuscule amount of muscle and to sometimes lose a…

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In your case, none of them are going to be accurate. The elliptical knows the effort you put forth, but it has no idea about your stats. MFP has no idea how hard your worked, and so is using some randomized guess work about your intensity level. Your best bet is to set MFP to lose 0 lbs per week. This will let you track…

It would just basically be some sort of aerobics/calisthenics. 3 lbs isn't enough to activate the anaerobic chain. Hard to say more than that since we don't know your HR, rest periods, etc.

* Weight loss is a function of fewer calories in than calories out. You can lose weight without exercise. * A toned muscle is one which in a relaxed state will still be fairly tight. It's not something you can really do to a muscle. * When most women say 'toned' they mean less fat and more muscle. So, eat fewer calories…

Keeping muscle comes with exercise. Your body uses protein/amino acids to maintain/build/repair muscle. Eat plenty of protein. Get plenty of sleep. Lift heavy things.

Use a false grip (thumb goes over the barbell instead of under). Widen your grip.

Body pump is essentially resisted aerobics. Any time you can do 20 reps of a given weight you are not engaging the anaerobic chain. You are in the aerobic chain. If you have a good instructor it can help you learn proper form because you do so many reps. Check out a beginner's weight lifting program like Stronglifts,…

I'm obsessed with it too, but I have yet to actually do it :)

This has been answered repeatedly in these forums. Try the search function above. Comes in handy for lots of questions.

* Understand that some PT certifications (like A.C.E.) do not require any practical tests. Just written exams. And it doesn't even require a 90% to pass. That means you could be working with a trainer who is wrong 25% of the time. * Just like any other job, some people excel, some are good, some are average, some are sub…

Other helpful weight check tips.* Make sure you exhale completely. * Shaving your head helps. Or anywhere, really. * Use an analog scale and set the red line on top to the leading edge of the black pound line, instead of the middle or end. * Try not to eat within 3 hours of bedtime. * Never underestimate the value of a…

* HRMs only monitor your heart rate. * They are a fantastic tool for monitoring your expenditure level during exercise. * They use the volume load on your heart to calculate the calorie burn during steady state aerobic exercise. * Without knowing your VO2 Max (amount of oxygen you can inhale and process), they will only be…