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Best way to track weight lifting?

Former Member
Former Member over 7 years ago
Yesterday was my day 1 with this watch. I don’t care about rep counting at all. All I want are these 2 things;

1. Accurate active calories during my weight lifting session.

2. To be able to rest 45 seconds and know it in between each set.

think I’m better off saying I’m running and letting it record the entire 1-2 hour session? Or should I stick with the strength? Problem is having to double tap after each set.

Also let’s say I do 5 different exercises with 4 sets each, Does that mean I have to record and save 5 different workouts even though it’s all the same day? I couldn’t find a way to record my workout as 1 workout. Instead each exercise had to be saved . That can’t be right is it?
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    Just use the strength app and it will automatically count reps. At the end of a set it then goes to rest time. You don't have to double tap. Just start a set and it auto counts.

    It occasionally misses a set but not an issue. I don't think any watch will give accurate calories for weights.
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    If you want accurate calorie count, you'll need to connect an external heart rate strap. With weights, the flexing of the wrist will causing very inaccurate readings if using the OHS.
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    Just use the strength app and it will automatically count reps. At the end of a set it then goes to rest time. You don't have to double tap. Just start a set and it auto counts.

    It occasionally misses a set but not an issue. I don't think any watch will give accurate calories for weights.


    I haven't used my VA3 for weightlifting in a while so maybe something changed but you used to have to double tap to end the set. Without user action how is the watch supposed to know that a set is over?
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    I use custom Strength workouts. I double tap the screen when my set is finished. The double tap puts you in rest mode. Since the 3.40 firmware update, there is now a right pointing arrow at the bottom of the screen in rest mode. Once your ready to start your next set, tap on the arrow and your next set timer will start.
  • 0 over 7 years ago
    I haven't used my VA3 for weightlifting in a while so maybe something changed but you used to have to double tap to end the set. Without user action how is the watch supposed to know that a set is over?


    They added auto set to it. When you stop the plane of motion it detects that the set has ended. It's sometimes premature if you do a slow final rep. I find it really useful although it can fail on occasion to pick up certain exercises.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago
    I used to have a vivofit until the strap snapped and got the vivosmart 4. The tracker is horrendous constantly starting and stopping. All I want is to press start then it not stop until I tell it to like my vivofit did. I use it for my vitality health insurance and keep resetting it because of its unresponsive face and poor layout.
    It's a waste of money and pointless piece of kit.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    I know this post is slightly old, but for future readers. You can not accurately measure calories burned during a workout. When your muscle experience resistance(weight lifting) the blood vessels contract. To counteract this force, your heart beats faster. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with calorie burn.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to asmcriminal

    Raising your BMR = elevated HR and vice versa.  I your heart rate increases during exercise it is doing so to deliver more fuel to muscles.  Does not matter if you are lifting weights, running, walking, skiing, swimming, plyometrics, etc.  Any exercise that increases your HR is also increasing your caloric burn.  So, if I am understanding your post correctly (I may not be) it is not right.  Tracking your HR during exercise is the easiest way to determine caloric burn.  Chest strap is more accurate then wrist based sensors because it is actually picking up the cardiac electrical pulse vs. using light to sense pulse in the skin on the back of your wrist.