How do you log your calories burned for NROLFW?

Simple question lol. How do you log your workouts on CC? Do you log each exercise individually or do you estimate for the entire workout?

My answer won't help you much - I just enter the figure my Polar comes up with.

But seriously, a HRM is a must-have if you're exercising regularly and count calories. You'll burn a different number of calories every time (depending on various factors). And it also comes in handy during HIIT, where you really need to know what you HR is during the peak, and how slowly/fast it's coming down during recovery.

I just checked activities here on CC, http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-burned -weight-lifting-a19 tells me I burn 274 kcal per hour. Polar's values are between 400-470 per hour. I keep moving between the sets, and my HR never goes down even close to resting. So I know for sure that CC is underestimating this activity for me.

I thought about getting one of those but the ones I saw were pretty expensive, but I also don't want one that's so cheap it's inaccurate. Any suggestions?

I just figure it takes me up an activity level.  That way, I account for any afterburn.  Without NROLFW, I was lightly active.  So, with it, I'm moderately active.  That means I only have to log exercise that isn't NROLFW or any of my normal exercise (standing/walking at work, walking/biking to and from work).

Good idea.

I used to log the whole session based on Polar heart monitor, but I haven't reset my Polar recently, so I don't go by it anymore, other than strictly as an idea of how hard I worked one workout vs another.  Instead, I moved up an activity level to account for all of my workouts and running.

I've been loggin mine as 30 minutes of heavy/power lifting. burns me about 200 cals- which I think its likely accurate.

I like the idea of upping my activity level, but fear I already might be accounting for this.

I have mine set at light right now, as I work from my home office, but do housework during the day and also now am doing some form of exercise for 30 minutes minimum everyday (today i did 30 min cardio and 30 min NROLFW 6B)

Do you think I should be moderately active? Or is light okay? If its at light- should I log the workouts I do as well?

I just want the easiest solution and seems to be upping your activity level..

Let me know your thoughts!

If you're doing cardio every day (or almost every day), you're more than lightly active.  If you're doing NROLFW on top of that, you're definitely more than lightly active.

ya - i do NROLFW 3 times a week, and cardio about 5 days a week. so I would be moderately active?

i still am trying to eat around 1900-2000 on lifting days and 1700 or so on non lifting days.

so i guess thats still operating at a deficit- is this okay?

is it possible to do this program while losing fat and gaining muscle? I dont care if I end up 5lbs heavier in the end, if my body physically looks amazing and built (due to muscle gain and fat loss).....

I have a heart rate monitor, but I thin kit over-estimates.  I log my workouts as "weight lifting --vigorous", which comes out to 450 per hour.  I also log my treadmill time (warm-up, cool-down and intervals if I have them that day).  It ends up adding up to about 800-900 calories for a 90-100 minute session.  My heart rate monitor tells me that I burn 1100-1200, but as I said I thin it over-estimates. 

Original Post by chelslaw1984:

ya - i do NROLFW 3 times a week, and cardio about 5 days a week. so I would be moderately active?

i still am trying to eat around 1900-2000 on lifting days and 1700 or so on non lifting days.

so i guess thats still operating at a deficit- is this okay?

Moderately active sounds right to me.  It would have you at a slight deficit but not too much of one (which is good if you're looking to lose fat; I know I am!).

Your questions and responses really have me thinking about this. I had to go into my settings to see what I'd entered back when I started. Currently I'm set up as lightly active, as a middle school teacher I'm up and active most of the day. Then I add my HRM numbers on lifting days - usually somewhere between 450 and 700 cals depending on the stage I'm in, how long I warm up, and if I do HIIT. This has me "burning" around 1800 on non-lift days and as much as 2200 on lift days.

Amayou, I bought a Polar f4 for around $100 from Big 5 a little over a year ago and I think it's some of the best cash I've spent. When shopping, you want something with a chest strap and component that counts your calories - the polar f4 and many other models are usually in a device that also functions as a watch. You also want something that you can set to your specific gender, weight, and age so that you get a more accurate read. More expensive models allow you to input more information, improving the accuracy of the count.

I'm hoping to reward myself with an upgrade to the Polar F11 when I finish NROLFW.

I have had a Polar F11 for 3 years now it may seem like a lot of money up front but its a great investment.  I can't imagine trying to figure out my cal burn without out espeicially doing NROWL -- before when I did weights my heart rate rarely got over 120 now if I can keep it under 140 I'm surprised.