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Here's Why You Need to Keep a Workout Log

Always keeping a exercising log may seem like a bit of  an annoyance or perhaps a total waste of time, however it is actually an important aspect in any good routine. Maintaining an exact progress log and tracking your development will make a massive difference to the level of quality of your training. Allow me to share my top 5 good reasons to begin and keep on logging:

 

1. Increase Your Training Effectiveness

 

It may seem like having to go and scribble down information on sets, repetitions and weights in between activities requires lots of time, however keeping a progress log is likely to save you more hours than it takes up. The reason for this is that you'll be able to see straight away which activity to do next, what number of sets to do and how much weight you applied last time you did that exercise.

 

You will also be able to gage exactly when to increase weights, which will take out the guesswork and make sure you can improve more proficiently.

 

2. The Workout Log Never Lies

 

People tend to flatter themselves (men particularly – it's been shown that males have a tendency to see themselves as slimmer and stronger than they actually are). And our friends also have a tendency to honey-coat their less flattering messages to us. That's great for a lot of social situations, but it isn't something you need concerning training. Your progress log will always show you exactly where you've been making good progress – and where you have not at all. It will make any training session you pass up on blaringly apparent, it will show you precisely where you've been lagging and omitted a set or two and it will provide you a clear picture of which muscle groups you have been neglecting.

 

3. It Helps You Keep Track of Cycles

 

If you're taking Creatine or other supplements, you are probably cycling them on and off, to make sure that your body doesn't get too used to them. And, especially for intense workout routines, it's advisable to take a one week workout-break every two to three months. Also, you should switch your training routines from time to time, to "keep your muscles guessing", so to speak. That already makes several different cycles you should be keeping track of.

With a workout log, you can simply add an annotation when you're commencing a new cycle and even mark the date where the cycle ends beforehand. If you try to keep track of severeal training- and supplement cycles in your head, you're setting yourself up for making mistakes and missing the beginning or ending of one.

 

4. It Boosts Your Ambition

 

The Progress log shows you exactly what you've done in previous workout-sessions. Seeing that history, you almost invariably start forming goals in your mind. You'll be thinking about how much progress you want to make in the coming weeks and months and start setting goals for weights and reps that you want to reach. And of course, having clear goals makes it much more likely that you'll reach those goals.

 

5. It Can Be Hugely Motivating

 

Seeing how you have progressed to greater weights and more reps can give you a great motivation boost. Your log will show you the progress your making much sooner than mirrors and scales can. While it can take a long time for your muscles to bulge noticeably, you strength increase will show up on the log within weeks or even days of starting regular exercise.

 

In short: Keeping track of your training is important in many ways and you'll definitely benefit from it. You can simply keep track using pen and paper, or print out an excel-sheet with your routine listed.. Another option is to check if there's a training log application available for your mobile device (lots of options for iPhone and Android phones).

Always keeping a exercising log may seem like a bit of  an annoyance or perhaps a total waste of time, however it is actually an important aspect in any good routine. Maintaining an exact progress log and tracking your development will make a massive difference to the level of quality of your training. Allow me to share my top 5 good reasons to begin and keep on logging:

1. Increase Your Training Effectiveness

It may seem like having to go and scribble down information on sets, repetitions and weights in between activities requires lots of time, however keeping a progress log is likely to save you more hours than it takes up. The reason for this is that you'll be able to see straight away which activity to do next, what number of sets to do and how much weight you applied last time you did that exercise.

You will also be able to gage exactly when to increase weights, which will take out the guesswork and make sure you can improve more proficiently.

2. The Workout Log Never Lies

People tend to flatter themselves (men particularly – it's been shown that males have a tendency to see themselves as slimmer and stronger than they actually are). And our friends also have a tendency to honey-coat their less flattering messages to us. That's great for a lot of social situations, but it isn't something you need concerning training. Your progress log will always show you exactly where you've been making good progress – and where you have not at all. It will make any training session you pass up on blaringly apparent, it will show you precisely where you've been lagging and omitted a set or two and it will provide you a clear picture of which muscle groups you have been neglecting.

3. It Helps You Keep Track of Cycles

If you're taking Creatine or other supplements, you are probably cycling them on and off, to make sure that your body doesn't get too used to them. And, especially for intense workout routines, it's advisable to take a one week workout-break every two to three months. Also, you should switch your training routines from time to time, to "keep your muscles guessing", so to speak. That already makes several different cycles you should be keeping track of.
With a workout log, you can simply add an annotation when you're commencing a new cycle and even mark the date where the cycle ends beforehand. If you try to keep track of severeal training- and supplement cycles in your head, you're setting yourself up for making mistakes and missing the beginning or ending of one.

4. It Boosts Your Ambition

The Progress log shows you exactly what you've done in previous workout-sessions. Seeing that history, you almost invariably start forming goals in your mind. You'll be thinking about how much progress you want to make in the coming weeks and months and start setting goals for weights and reps that you want to reach. And of course, having clear goals makes it much more likely that you'll reach those goals.

5. It Can Be Hugely Motivating

Seeing how you have progressed to greater weights and more reps can give you a great motivation boost. Your log will show you the progress your making much sooner than mirrors and scales can. While it can take a long time for your muscles to bulge noticeably, you strength increase will show up on the log within weeks or even days of starting regular exercise.

In short: Keeping track of your training is important in many ways and you'll definitely benefit from it. You can simply keep track using pen and paper, or print out an excel-sheet with your routine listed.. Another option is to check if there's a training log application available for your mobile device (lots of options for iPhone and Android phones).

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