Journaling Exercise & Results

[TrixAre4Kids]

In the past I've always used a little spiral notebook to record my exercise/weight loss/measurements/whathaveyou. Sooner or later you fill 'em up, put 'em aside, throw 'em out.

I'm thinking about starting a spreadsheet. Hee hee another spreadsheet, at least this one's not financial. ;D

Then I'd just have it. And be able to go back to it if I was inclined.

What do you folks do? One of the online sites or do it yourself?

[azphx1972]

I tried Fitday before and it was a good way to document diet/exercise info:

www.fitday.com/

I also used the Runkeeper iPhone app to keep track of my running.

I haven't documented anything in a while because I'm in maintenance mode and not really trying to change anything.

[pig]

No. A lot of people swear by it by I think if you know what you're doing and have a good feel for your body it's totally unnecessary for bodybuilding or fitness. The only time I've ever used a spread sheet is when I was power lifting and I was doing workouts based on your max or projected max and weight progress due to having to diet down to make a weight class. Why you would want to look back on it other than nostalgia is lost on me as it has no bearing on what you're doing or capable of now.

[Artemis Windsong]

I track during my workout so I don't ignore an exercise over and over like pull ups. I also get that wt. training zone out between sets and need a reminder on what weight to use for the next exercise. The zone out is the one comedians used to use to make wt. trainers look less than intelligent.

I used to track categories over the course of a year like xc skied "x" number of times in January, downhill skied, wt. trained, etc. and then I could see if I was too much into one category or neglecting wt. training. The log also helped me decide after several years of sparse d.h. snow, that it was time to move on as the season pass wasn't worth it.

[Sum Dum Gai]

I track mine on bodybuilding.com. I've always been pretty good about keeping track of my workouts, and I don't skip exercises or get lazy in the gym. I'm horrible about tracking my diet though. I've never kept a food log for longer than a day or two.

[Formerly SK]

I keep a log of my weight sets/reps as there is no way I'd remember what/how I did the previous session (I'm dumb that way). I bring it with me to each workout and record the new info as I do it.

I've kept a food log a couple times. Usually 1-2 days a couple times a year. It helps me confirm whether my eyeballs are accurate or not.

[RoadToRiches]

I keep a log too. This way I can backtrack and monitor my progress. I would never remember what weight, how many reps and sets I did at that weight last month. I could guess and just wight it I guess.