How Many Calories Do You Burn Lifting Weights?

How many calories do you burn lifting weights, and do you burn more calories if you use light or heavy weights?

Also, should you even care about that when the main reasons for strength training are to build muscle and become stronger and healthier (plus look better naked)?

Knowledge is power—and in today's episode, you'll learn what researchers have discovered when measuring calories burned during weightlifting!

We end the show by talking about Daniel's upcoming bench press meet.

Timestamps:

• 02:30 - How many calories do you burn lifting weights?
• 26:00 - Daniel will compete in bench pressing in a few weeks! How will he train, and how does it feel to make a competition comeback?

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