What do we use?
Do you log your workouts as you go? Do you do this on your phone, paper, or a log book?
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Thread: Phone or Paper Log?
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04-21-2016, 02:03 AM #1
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04-21-2016, 05:15 AM #2
Whatever is most convenient and effective to you.
When I was keeping track, I had a small notebook. Easier to jot down notes and relate in real time how the workout is going. You don't have to rely on memory. I do not bring my phone on the floor for any reason.
Couple times a month I'd translate into a spreadsheet.--There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.
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04-21-2016, 06:34 AM #3
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04-21-2016, 06:54 AM #4
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04-21-2016, 07:27 AM #5
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04-21-2016, 11:31 AM #8
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I need more information on the product before I can answer, I'm getting hung up on the difference between 'Paper' and 'Log Book'. I'm assuming it's a matter of pluralism and specific binding agents used to adhere the paper together. However, what I'm using is a Clipboard box which falls into a different category given its ability to carry numerous pieces of paper that are technically 'unbound'. I'm guess what I 'm trying to ask is, do you have a website link for myWorkout or pricing info?
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04-21-2016, 11:38 AM #9
Created my own log book. Tried the phone a couple of times but it never worked out.
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04-21-2016, 11:43 AM #10
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What I use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0968707505..._E5rgxbM9XAC3E
What the wife uses: http://amzn.com/0963796844
Inexpensive, simple, logical, and spiral-bound so they lay flat."What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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04-21-2016, 11:52 AM #11
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Ok. if it's just "market research" I will play along. But don't let me catch you trying to sell me anything!
I use an Excel spreadsheet that I created to map my workouts ahead of time. All my set and rep schemes are based off a 1RM percentage. Each week the set and rep scheme changes for a 4 week cycle. So all I have to do is plug in my 1RM on each lift, and then my Next 4 weeks is laid out for me.
I print that out and take with me in my dungeon. Now what is "mapped out" and what is actually performed may differ. (Missed a rep, had an extra burst of strength so pushed harder, etc.).... So my actual workout now gets logged in a 9.5" x 6" spiral notebook. Every set is logged there.
If I hit a new rep PR or a 1RM PR, it gets circled.
Off to the side may be some notes - 'Less rest than usual'... 'TNG set'... 'Paused reps'... 'depth could have been better'.... etc
At end of workout I will add additional notes about what may have differed that day - 'extra shot of C4'... 'Didn't sleep well last night'... 'trouble staying tight on bench today'... Whatever I think is worth noting. Good or bad.▪█──────█▪ Equipment Crew #64 ▪█──────█▪
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04-21-2016, 12:03 PM #12
I have been using weightlifting Macintosh software on decommissioned iMacs in my fitness room since 2005. It has been great to go back quickly and easily to chart my progress. I have preset programs so it is easy to add a daily log but also easy to add items such as an extra jog, etc. I use my iPhone and Apple watch for other fitness tracking and then enter it into my iMac. It has been a great motivation tool for me.
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04-21-2016, 12:08 PM #13
I have a 5'x3' dry erase board that i jot down my 7 days of working out. But I would prefer a paper log.
Would be nice if there were an app that you could put every workout you do, and either you set the reps / weight and it shuffles it so everyday you get a different workout already preset. OR if you put in the workout and it adds in the reps/weight by itself. I'd assume it would be difficult though.
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04-21-2016, 12:14 PM #14
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