Gyminee Groups → Strength Training 5x5 (Stronglifts) → Calories Burned is Hogwash

Subject Description

I refuse to believe that my workout this morning only burned 76 calories! Gyminee needs to make this a field that can be altered.

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Doo

mojohealy suggested adding a custom cardio exercise. I use that to put in calories burned. Since I am using a heart rate monitor, I also put in elapsed time and average heart rate.

Posted by Doo on Apr. 07, 2008 at 10:29PM
Scottymouth

Thanks - I did that this morning...easy quick fix

Posted by Scottymouth on Apr. 07, 2008 at 11:09PM
Doo

I would time your workout. I have found that calories burned decreases a lot when workout takes longer. Mostly because of rest periods.

Although I am only guessing from what I have noticed, I would add incrementally more calories burned for a given workout given increases in total weight lifted but then subtract calories burned when workout time increases. Don't spend too much time thinking about this. Concentrate on the weights themselves :).

Posted by Doo on Apr. 07, 2008 at 11:53PM



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