Estimate push-press calories from active time or sets and reps, with separate load-volume results and an inverse target-time mode.
How the Push Press Calorie Calculator Works
The calculator applies broad resistance-training proxies from the 2024 Adult Compendium: 3.5 MET for multiple-exercise resistance training (code 02054), or 6.0 MET for vigorous resistance training (code 02050). These are not push-press-specific measurements or validated estimates for isolated work intervals. Sets and reps can derive the entered active time.
Formula: gross kcal = MET x 3.5 x body mass in kg / 200 x active minutes
What the Results Show
The primary result is the gross calorie estimate or the time required for a target. Supporting results show calories above rest, calorie rate, the selected activity value, and substituted calculation steps.
Calculator-Specific Detail
External load produces total volume and volume-per-set outputs but does not feed an unsupported universal calorie-per-kilogram coefficient.
Assumptions and Limitations
Use seconds per rep for moving time; inter-set rests and post-exercise energy expenditure are excluded. The Adult Compendium’s reference age range is 19–59. Group activity averages do not measure an individual’s energy use, which varies with technique, conditioning and equipment. The target-time solve is arithmetic, not a prescribed workout or calorie goal.
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Sources
2024 Adult Compendium: Conditioning Exercise, activity codes 02054 and02050. Adult reference range and documentation.
Herrmann, Willis, Ainsworth, et al. 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities: A third update of the energy costs of human activities. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2024.
