How Many Calories do you Burn Lifting?

[ncderek]

Let's say during a set of 10 reps on the bench, or a set of 10-15 curls, etc. How many calories do you burn? I would imagine more than running - because you are using a lot more strength and doing a more exploding/snapping motion - do you burn maybe 3-5 calories a rep or is that too high? If you're working to failure that is...but then again you're not using as many muscles as running.

[hessunit]

Let's say during a set of 10 reps on the bench, or a set of 10-15 curls, etc. How many calories do you burn? I would imagine more than running - because you are using a lot more strength and doing a more exploding/snapping motion - do you burn maybe 3-5 calories a rep or is that too high? If you're working to failure that is...but then again you're not using as many muscles as running.

Depends on your tempo, intensity, weight being lifted, experience, muscle conditioning, body composition, form, exertion.....no one can give you an accurate answer to this question.

[Olympique]

Pretty sure squatting burns the most calories.

[Rsardinia]

Pretty sure squatting burns the most calories.

Deadlifts are up there..

[pumped12]

Deadlifts are up there..

powercleans also.

[sicofthis]

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
click on activities and choose weight lifting might get you close.

[ncderek]

nothing happens when i click on weightlifting

[StrikeOut]

you definetly dont burn more calories lifting weights then running or any form of cardio for that matter. unfortunately unless your doing circuit training weights burns hardly any calories at all.

[Daemas]

400-500 kcals an hour doing heavy compound lifts. Plus, the bonus when weightlifting isn't the hour itself or the 3 or 4 hours afterwards. You burn calories from the session for up to 48 hours afterwards.

[Razokie]

Pretty sure squatting burns the most calories.

Deadlifts are up there..

powercleans also.

no lol,

calf raises do.. cant you feel the burn thats just burning calories straight away liek that..

[ramrod63]

no lol,

calf raises do.. cant you feel the burn thats just burning calories straight away liek that..

joke?

[Sim882]

OP:

get a heart rate monitor, which track cals.

It will give your best estimate.

I have found leg day burns a lot, some body parts, such as arms, do less than walking

[self_made_hawk]

i have a polar heart rate monitor, 60 minutes in the weight room can range from 450-575 kcals. If i take a lap in between sets 700-1000 kcals.

[ncderek]

i have a polar heart rate monitor, 60 minutes in the weight room can range from 450-575 kcals. If i take a lap in between sets 700-1000 kcals.

that's a lot of calories - if runners are really skinny, and you only burn about 150 cals a mile, and weightlifting you can burn 400 an hour (i usually life for 2 hours 5 days a week), why am i not 3% body fat?

[ThickAsABrick]

eleventeen divided by threve

[BluntD]

eleventeen divided by threve

For me it's tree fiddy.

[mjw8204]

eleventeen divided by threve

That equals threve and choo turds, brah.

[self_made_hawk]

i have a polar heart rate monitor, 60 minutes in the weight room can range from 450-575 kcals. If i take a lap in between sets 700-1000 kcals.

avg heart rate 135-140 peak usually around 175

[billet_works]

eleventeen divided by threve

Got ya beat with eleventy-seven.

How many is a REALLY tough question to just throw out there. I no doubt go through 500+/- on a typical workout, but 90% of guys in my gym most likely never break 150.

[Hengman]

Chuck Norris NEVER had his calories burned. His calories, however, burn calories itself.

[ramrod63]

OP:

get a heart rate monitor, which track cals.

It will give your best estimate.

I have found leg day burns a lot, some body parts, such as arms, do less than walking

are they actually pretty accurate cause my heart rate monitor tells me that most workouts i burn over 2000 calories which seems a bit much despite an hour + of cardio and an hour + of light weights