How many of you....

Rob_NC · 03-05-2002, 12:10 PM

keep a log of your workouts? I used to but eventually gave it up. I think I might start again. It's the only REAL way, other than a scale, to measure progress.

dojdave11 · 03-05-2002, 12:13 PM

I don't, but I know I should. I kind of keep a running tap in my mind and switch up from time to time.

Scotty the Body · 03-05-2002, 12:15 PM

I haven't been but I'm also gonna start. The old memory aint what it use to be.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-05-2002, 12:17 PM

I keep a log. I carry a small notebook with me at the gym. It definitely helps. I always try to do a little more weight or one or two more reps than the previous workout. Keeping a log helps me remember where I was the last workout. I could never remember from week to week (since I work each body part once a week).

**Prince** · 03-05-2002, 01:26 PM

I tried in the past, but I do not care to do it....lazy I guess.

Neil · 03-05-2002, 01:32 PM

I think a journal is a neccesity to my training. It also motivates me to look back on how far I've come since I started training, especially when I get in a rut.

hurtyhair4u · 03-05-2002, 02:40 PM

I used to keep one . But i find i no longer need to do so . I keep my progress in my head and in the mirror .

rks1969 · 03-05-2002, 08:53 PM

I keep a training log & have kept a diet log before.I go back to the diet log when I need to lose afew lbs.Need to hunt that sucker down before spring hits.

seyone · 03-05-2002, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rob_NC
It's the only REAL way, other than a scale, to measure progress.

how about a mirror?

Rob_NC · 03-06-2002, 08:03 AM

I mirror can be deceptive although it is a good tool. Since you see yourself in the mirror everyday, tiny improvements usually go unnoticed. My thinking is, if you keep track of your weight using a scale with graduations down the the 1/4 lb, you should be able to tell if your gaining muscle, provided everything remains constant such as diet. Also, with a journal, you can see if your strength gains are constant or if you're hitting a plateau. Maybe I'm a little of base here, but at least the theory makes sense to me.

Preacher · 03-06-2002, 03:42 PM

I have never tracked my "progress" in weights handled .. if I find that my muscles get worked from the weight-of-the-day, I'm perfectly fine with that. All depends on the energy I have at that time.

I found it to be more important to log what I ate, since there's the part where most people tend to slack (a little).

Having a good training partner sure helps a lot (don't worry, he'll remember that you kicked his hiney last week with that 250 press!).

Winny · 03-06-2002, 05:18 PM

Rob--I think this is a case of 'different strokes for different folks'.

I use one b/c it's a way for me to keep my dicipline, which is my biggest hurdle. It helps me keep the 'workout' habit. I know others that go into the gym and just do what feels right that day.

If you are serious and are looking to make some specific gains, then a log is the way to go. (ex: you want to bring up your shoulders....then a log goes a long way in setting up your plan...)

Just my $.02.

bgrexon · 03-06-2002, 07:48 PM

I keep a log mostly for a starting point on an execise. My diet log has also helped me take off weight

BigB · 03-06-2002, 10:47 PM

I keep a log because i never can seem to remember what I did the last time.

Tank316 · 03-07-2002, 03:05 PM

i've logged every workout since 1992,just habit,but i try different routines, splits.i think it helps.just my opinion

fitness4life · 03-09-2002, 09:23 PM

I have always kept a log of my workouts. It helps when I have to look back at the progress I have made. It also gives me a good ideal of what works and what workout schemes do not since I write every change I have made and date it to see if in time I am making any progress with it.

Markus · 03-10-2002, 01:46 AM

I keep a log of my current exercises so I remember where I'm up to as I increase my plates. Throw the old sheets away as I update.
I find I don't need to remember all tha figures, just need to remember where to find the details. It saves

03-05-2002, 12:10 PM	#1
Rob_NC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,179	How many of you.... keep a log of your workouts? I used to but eventually gave it up. I think I might start again. It's the only REAL way, other than a scale, to measure progress.

03-05-2002, 12:13 PM	#2
dojdave11 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 42	I don't, but I know I should. I kind of keep a running tap in my mind and switch up from time to time.
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03-05-2002, 12:15 PM	#3
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	I haven't been but I'm also gonna start. The old memory aint what it use to be.
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03-05-2002, 01:26 PM	#5
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,982 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	I tried in the past, but I do not care to do it....lazy I guess.
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03-05-2002, 02:40 PM	#7
hurtyhair4u Funk Monkey Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 294	I used to keep one . But i find i no longer need to do so . I keep my progress in my head and in the mirror .
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03-05-2002, 12:17 PM	#4
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 11,001 Photos: 10	I keep a log. I carry a small notebook with me at the gym. It definitely helps. I always try to do a little more weight or one or two more reps than the previous workout. Keeping a log helps me remember where I was the last workout. I could never remember from week to week (since I work each body part once a week).

03-05-2002, 01:32 PM	#6
Neil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 171	I think a journal is a neccesity to my training. It also motivates me to look back on how far I've come since I started training, especially when I get in a rut.

03-05-2002, 08:53 PM	#8
rks1969 KUTTIN'UP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington,North Carolina Posts: 219	I keep a training log & have kept a diet log before.I go back to the diet log when I need to lose afew lbs.Need to hunt that sucker down before spring hits.
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03-06-2002, 08:03 AM	#10
Rob_NC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,179	I mirror can be deceptive although it is a good tool. Since you see yourself in the mirror everyday, tiny improvements usually go unnoticed. My thinking is, if you keep track of your weight using a scale with graduations down the the 1/4 lb, you should be able to tell if your gaining muscle, provided everything remains constant such as diet. Also, with a journal, you can see if your strength gains are constant or if you're hitting a plateau. Maybe I'm a little of base here, but at least the theory makes sense to me.
	Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.

03-06-2002, 03:42 PM	#11
Preacher Strongest of all Hobbits Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Belgium - Western Europe Posts: 413 Photos: 2	I have never tracked my "progress" in weights handled .. if I find that my muscles get worked from the weight-of-the-day, I'm perfectly fine with that. All depends on the energy I have at that time. I found it to be more important to log what I ate, since there's the part where most people tend to slack (a little). Having a good training partner sure helps a lot (don't worry, he'll remember that you kicked his hiney last week with that 250 press!).
	"When the going gets though, the Tough get Duct-tape!"

03-06-2002, 05:18 PM	#12
Winny Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 6	I use one... Rob--I think this is a case of 'different strokes for different folks'. I use one b/c it's a way for me to keep my dicipline, which is my biggest hurdle. It helps me keep the 'workout' habit. I know others that go into the gym and just do what feels right that day. If you are serious and are looking to make some specific gains, then a log is the way to go. (ex: you want to bring up your shoulders....then a log goes a long way in setting up your plan...) Just my $.02.
	Motivation + Hard Work + Dicipline = SUCCESS!!

03-06-2002, 07:48 PM	#13
bgrexon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Millersburg Pa Posts: 3	I keep a log mostly for a starting point on an execise. My diet log has also helped me take off weight

03-06-2002, 10:47 PM	#14
BigB Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA Posts: 25	I keep a log because i never can seem to remember what I did the last time.

03-07-2002, 03:05 PM	#15
Tank316 P/RR/Sh Warrior Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Barron,Wi Posts: 4,345 Photos: 8	i've logged every workout since 1992,just habit,but i try different routines, splits.i think it helps.just my opinion
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03-09-2002, 09:23 PM	#16
fitness4life Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pennsyvania Posts: 26	I have always kept a log of my workouts. It helps when I have to look back at the progress I have made. It also gives me a good ideal of what works and what workout schemes do not since I write every change I have made and date it to see if in time I am making any progress with it.

03-10-2002, 01:46 AM	#17
Markus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney,Australia Posts: 20	I keep a log of my current exercises so I remember where I'm up to as I increase my plates. Throw the old sheets away as I update. I find I don't need to remember all tha figures, just need to remember where to find the details. It saves
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