Saturday, January 23, 2010

Keeping a Training Journal

Training logs are an invaluable tool for monitoring progress.  I tend to keep a fairly elaborate log so that I can make the adjustments necessary to continue to make progress.  Consider the following when developing your own training journal:

  • Goals for the specific workout
  • Physical and psychological results of the workout
  • Quality and quantity of both nutrition and sleep
  • Future areas you want to change (i.e. recovery time, workout intensities)
  • Specific accomplishments reached and how to use this to motivate your future workouts

You can put any information you find helpful in your journal as long as you stay consistent and it proves to improve the quality of your workout or provides additional incentive.

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