![]() ![]() It doesn't add up to much even in high output individuals. I believe actual metabolic cart hook ups during a 400 lb squat (which sounds just crazy to have a breath mask on for) is all of around 1 calorie per squat - so like 5-10 calories burned followed by probably 2 minutes of doing diddly squat because no one does 400 pound squats without needing serious recovery. The app comes with a robust set of features, including a growing food database, syncing with sports gadgets, and forums. The app has been around since 2005 and has attracted well over 180 million users so far. It is borderline not worth trying to track calories from resistance training. MyFitnessPal is the king of calorie-counting apps. If anyone could give their best guesstimate, just so I can plug it into his totals for the day, I'd very much appreciate it. It's not much, I know, but it never registers on his fitbit: 3 sets of 26 reps each of 3 exercises - squats (into a taller-than-standard chair), elastic band stretches (to target his lats/arms), and arm circles (26 each forwards and backwards, first out to the side, then in front of his body, then overhead like a speedbag, for his biceps, triceps, and shoulders). His recumbent bike gives a calorie-burn total that I plug into MFP, but I have no idea how much his strength-building exercise sessions use. ![]() My brother (diabetic, disabled, and VERY sedentary, like 200 steps per day would be a busy day for him if I didn't "make" him exercise.) ![]()
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