How to track CrossFit on MFP?

[secretlyevil]

CrossFit isn't coming up on myfitnesspal.com; how are you tracking it?

[Brie]

The WODs vary so much, I wouldn't think you could track it as an activity since the amount you burn will vary depending on whether it's an olympic lifting or a chipper or whatever day.

I wear a Polar HRM to class. If I was tracking right now, I'd use that to input into the calorie burn MFP. It really varies widely depending on the WOD and how intense the warm-up/gassers are.

[Deleted]

I usually count it between 300 and 400 calories depending on the intensity and length of the WOD. I don't really trust MFP for calorie estimates on most things, I almost always adjust whatever it calculates . For instance, in my experience it gives too many calories burned for cycling, so I use the metric of about 35 cal/mile (for flat rides).

[secretlyevil]

hmm...I guess I'll have to figure something different out for tracking exercise.

[blinkinglight1]

I don't track it. That doesn't help you, haha, but I don't eat back the calories I burn so it doesn't really matter.

[starryfish]

Jun 7, 2012 10:40:00 GMT -5 blinkinglight1 said:

I don't track it. That doesn't help you, haha, but I don't eat back the calories I burn so it doesn't really matter.

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