workout log

[deltachistud]

DO YOU KEEP A WORKOUT LOG??

 

[deltachistud]

i dont keep one, but i need to start

 

[cybersteffan]

yup

 

[WeirdAl]

Yep! And I have every (maybe missing a couple, but only a couple) workout that I've done since 11/13/2000!

 

[deltachistud]

do you think it really helps?

 

[dedprez*]

i dont but i do right some things down from time to time

 

[Big Guns]

If you don't you're probably going in circles.

 

[deltachistud]

i just keep my sets in my head, and im stilling making great gains fast

 

[deltachistud]

do you know what exactly what your going to do before you even get in the gym??? like set and rep wise

 

[LA]

do you think it really helps?

Yes! They help in many ways. 1st you update it right after you've finished a day. I record everything I've eaten (with macro breakdowns) and taken (supps). Then I record cardio and of course lifts. I also rate how well I think I've done in certain categories on a scale of 1-5. If I see a string of 4's and 5's across a span of days, I'll bet I see some nice gains in that stretch. Periodically I record things like blood pressure, heart rate, bodyfat, weight, and measurements.

I refer back to these logs mostly when problems arise or I just don't plan remember. Like maybe I'm not getting the same results I remember from dnp as I did last time, so I go back to the log and also notice that the previous time I was on a higher carb diet. Bingo! or.... I feel like I'm getting really strong on an exercise that I haven't done in a while, what was my personal best? Just a quick look into the old archives and there it is! or... just opposite, this exercise seems to be kicking my ass, back to the log and there's the answer- i was using test/tren back then and this time I'm using test/eq!

 

[BLEED GREEN]

Yes- I record date, exercise performed, weight, reps and how I felt after each. Great to look back on and to track your hopefully increasing workloads and poundages.

 

[Big Guns]

I always know exactly what I'm going to do on any given day. The only way to know where you're going is to know where you've been already. I lifted the same poundages for years before keeping records. Don't waste years of potential progress like I did. Keep good notes.

 

[Harvey Balboner]

Yes, it helps tremendously too. It's neat to be able to look back and see what you were lifting 6 months ago, there's no way you could remember that.

 

[Zeca]

I wright something from time to time, but the essencial is all in my head.
But i must agree that it helps a lot!

 

[scorpio]

I remember every exercise, weight, feeling, reps. I don't see the need. I like LA's food log idea though.

 

[Max-HC]

I dont log everything but i should so i know when to change thing up switch things around iam going to start one next month.

 

[dumbell78]

i dont but i should

 

[bigshug]

I remember every exercise, weight, feeling, reps. I don't see the need. I like LA's food log idea though.

I'm with you, I remember from week to week what weight I had previously lifted......and I always remember how pathetic I was 6 months ago

 

[MrEconomist]

yes!

 

[Bigbizkit]

I used to keep a food and workout log. I haven't for about 6 months. However, keeping a log was very helpful to me. I used it so that I would lift heavier or do one more rep than the previous week. I see people at the gym that go in on Mondays and do chest, I think 90% of us do chest on Monday, and lift the same weight they have been lifting for the last 3 months. Then they wonder why they have not grown or gotten any stronger. Your body only adapts to the amount of stress that you put on it. If you can bench 250 lbs. for 6 reps and you stay at that weight for three months then your chest is only going recruit the necessary muscle fibers to lift 250 lbs. As a result, your muscles will adapt to only lift 250 lbs. Keep a log to keep growing.