Do you keep an exercise logbook?

[ConstipatedBrah]

I sometimes forget how much weight I lifted the previous workout, so I want to keep a logbook.

What do you guys do? Just remember it off the bat?

[LuckSide]

People do various things. I've seen people carry around books and I know I used to carry around a sheet. Now I use an app on my phone called JE Fit. It works extremely well. I know there are others but that is what I do.

[DivaJana]

I sometimes forget how much weight I lifted the previous workout, so I want to keep a logbook.

What do you guys do? Just remember it off the bat?

Used to keep them on my phone, now here http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=151954793

[jonny8852]

I have kept a book wit all the exercises, weights, reps, and a few other things I have done for the last few years. It's a nice way to see how I have progressed over the years along side wit my bulk and cuts

[seapickle]

I sometimes forget how much weight I lifted the previous workout, so I want to keep a logbook.

What do you guys do? Just remember it off the bat?

I use to remeber what i did last session but you can be off by 5 or 10lbs or a few reps so i have learned that i see the best gains when i keep a lille 3"x4" walmart notebook and write everything down so i dont sell myself short the next time i do that lift. It may be a little tedious but i rather have that to do than have to guess on if i am making progress as fast as i really can be

[JBisGod]

I just remember my numbers for my big lifts and keep track in excel.

[Garage Rat]

Yes,i log all my workouts.
It's good thing to help you keep track of what works and what doesn't.
You keep PR's,injuries,if you feel good that day or not.
You can eliminate what's not helping you and note what works.
Remembering what weights you used form workout to workout is very helpful.

[Justamonsta]

I've been tracking everything on Fitocracy.com since August 2012. It's a pretty decent site and gives you points based on your workouts. Seems fairly accurate minus a few oddities.

[Juggernaut33]

I used to keep a log, but now just have it all in my head.

[-Lucifer]

What do you guys do? Just remember it off the bat?

Yes. I then come home and enter my session into my Excel sheet. I find no need to carry a notebook to the gym; it's just something extra you have to carry.

[TheBeastTyler]

I log my exercises on my phone; in case I forget how much weight I did last week. It's easy for me to remember the big three, but with other exercises, I sometimes forget, so I just log the weight and number of sets and reps on my phone. Also, the past couple weeks, I've also recorded the level of difficulty I had putting up the weights. That way, I might add a little more weight than I normally add, or add in an extra rep or two on top of adding my normal amount of weight.

[Retoaded]

spreadsheet in Google Drive - can access on phone, tab, work computer, home computer, etc....also convenient for calories/macros

[k9pit]

I use to use an excel spreadsheet religiously, but now I use myfitnesspal 'exercise notes' and reports for the most part.

spreadsheet in Google Drive - can access on phone, tab, work computer, home computer, etc....also convenient for calories/macros

I tried to do that at one point, but I'm not able to manipulate the tab widths from my iPhone or iPad for whatever reason. Makes adding new info into the doc a pain. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[SugarFree1]

I also use the JeFit phone app, its very usefull.

[mjf100215]

Keep history in Excel and print my routine. I keep a piece of paper and pen with me in the gym. I can't remember any weights/reps between days so without it I would spend half of my lifts trying to figure out where I need to be again.

[Retoaded]

I use to use an excel spreadsheet religiously, but now I use myfitnesspal 'exercise notes' and reports for the most part.


I tried to do that at one point, but I'm not able to manipulate the tab widths from my iPhone or iPad for whatever reason. Makes adding new info into the doc a pain. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

I am all droid here so I am sure it works a little better since its google...I basically set the thing up on a computer, and then at gym with phone I just check it if I forget weights/sets/reps...I do almost tall data entry on tablet or computer. It is a little more cumbersome than on a computer.

[sum42]

i dont : ) all in my head... but i should to log

[-Lucifer]

You guys be careful with your phones. I once dropped a chain on mine and its screen now has a permanent dark spot.

[blkbelt42]

Yes, since day 1

[theNorthPole]

I keep a log book. Complete with date, exercise, weight, reps. I don't keep track of rest times. I continue when I am no longer breathing too heavily.

[cumminslifter]

sticky notes =)

[DJAuto]

I did when I first started. Now, after all these years, my rate of progression isn't as high so there's no problem with keeping it to mental memory.

[chem1cal]

I sometimes forget how much weight I lifted the previous workout, so I want to keep a logbook.

What do you guys do? Just remember it off the bat?

I use Fitocracy.com. They also have a mobile application now for the iPhone and Android market.

But when I am in the gym, I use good ole pen and paper until I can log my workout into my computer.