How Many Calories Do You Burn Deadlifting?
Strength training burns significant calories, especially compound lifts like deadlifts. This advanced calculator estimates calories burned during your lifting sessions, accounting for weight lifted, sets, reps, rest times, and exercise type.
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This is equivalent to running approximately -- miles or burning -- calories from cardio exercise.
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Understanding Calorie Burn in Strength Training
Factors Affecting Calorie Burn
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Weight Lifted: Heavier weights burn more calories per rep
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Exercise Type: Compound lifts burn more than isolation exercises
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Rest Periods: Shorter rest means more sustained effort
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Body Weight: Heavier individuals burn more calories moving their body mass
Why Strength Training Burns Calories
Strength training calories come from three main sources:
- Mechanical Work: Moving the weight against gravity
- Muscle Activation: Energy used by working muscles
- Recovery: Calories burned rebuilding muscle tissue
Note: This calculator focuses on calories burned during the workout itself.
Pro Tip: Strength training has an "afterburn" effect called Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC). Your metabolism stays elevated for hours after lifting, burning additional calories.