Training Journal

[thumpcbd]

Hi all,

I started tracking the amount of weight I lift each time I go to the gym about 5 weeks ago. Just seeing the exercised I am doing with setsxreps and the weight I lifted and what I should lift this week has helped emensly. What else should I track?

Does anyone have a system of abbreviations or the such that you find usefull when training? I have been keeping track of:

1. Actual weight lifted
2. How hard it was (E)asy, (M)edium, or (H)are
3. (-) miss-- couldn't finish projected set at weight on sheet
(X) hit -- made set, but barely
(+) hit with room for more reps -- could have done a few more reps at the end

Does anyone else track more then just weight done and what do you track? What system do you use?

Thanks all.

Casey

 

[Liftbig]

i dont abbreviate. i always go by feel on my accessories, or try to hit PR on something, so i dont really need to. i just write down all my exercises and the weights on the main moves or whatever is a PR.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

My system is pretty simplistic:

300x3(barely) - If I just barely made that last rep.
300xmiss - whoops, failed the lift
300x3.5 - I did three, and got the 4th half way up.
PR - personal record

Sometimes I write in notes in my log about how I feel, etc.