Suitable training diary?

[danbo]

I have put together a training diary (only with 1 workout logged in it, so far). Is the layout suitable? Am i missing information that is relevant? Is there too much detail? Any tips?

Training Diary

19th August 2005

Seated Dumbbell curls (sets of 10 per arm)

1st Set

2 x 10kg dumbbells, set of 10 per arm

Completed set, difficulty towards end. Weight not heavy enough.

2nd Set

2 x 12.5kg dumbbells

Completed set, more difficulty than previous set.

3rd Set

2 x 12.5kg dumbbells

Completed set, arms aching by the end.

Lower Left Bicep starts to hurt during exercise. (Arm injury from BJJ)

Push Presses (sets of 10 reps)

20kg barbell used.

1st Set

Completed set, almost failed towards end

2nd Set

Completed set, reps 9 and 10 very hard, made myself do them.

3rd Set

Completed Set, used knees to help towards end, as I was going to fail by rep 6.

Dumbbell lateral raises (sets of 10 reps)

All Sets

2 x 5kg dumbbells

Completed all sets with difficulty towards end.

Standing Barbell Curls (sets of 10 reps)

20 kg Barbell used.

1st Set

Completed set, lower left bicep really hurting.

2nd Set

Only 5 reps done, left bicep gave up.

3rd Set

Only 6 reps done, left bicep gave up again, hurting a lot now.

Reverse Wrist Curls (sets of 10 reps per hand)

All Sets

10kg Dumbbell used.

Completed sets, having trouble keeping arm steady.

Placed arm on knee and help it in place using other hand.

Standing tricep extension (sets of 10 reps)

All Sets

20kg weight used.

Completed sets, left bicep hurting towards end of set.

Reverse Crunches (sets of 25 reps)

All Sets

Did crunches by accident, meant to do reverse crunches.

Completed sets, abs aching.

Wrist Curls (sets of 10 reps per hand)

All Sets

10kg dumbbell used.

Completed sets. Weight kept slipping in last set; poor technique.

Heavy Shrugs (sets of 10 reps)

All Sets

Used the Smith Machine with 45kg weight.

Completed sets, hands hurt during sets.

Barbell clean and press AND Heavy upright rows

Not done, left bicep totally failed. Previous BJJ injury. Hurt it in BJJ yesterday.

 

[thelion2005]

To each his own.

I use Excel spread sheet.
Column 1 is Exercise description.
Column 2 is Sets X Reps
Column 3 is Weight used and number of reps.
Column 4 is Comments.

Then I save the file.

 

[blut wump]

I just write down the sets and, maybe, put a little underline if it was harder than expected. If there's anything particularly remarkable or troubling then I'll also note it. Your log book is there so that you can look back at it at some time in the future and draw comparisons with what you are doing at that point. Anything beyond that information is light reading material, IMO.

 

[KillahBee]

Totally up to you my man. Sometimes I like to write little notes about a certain grip I used or even something about my energy that day. I also like to keep tabs on my weigth - not every day, but once or twice a week.