Do you keep track of your rotations or daily workouts?

[andtckrtoo]

I used to do a monthly spreadsheet for my rotations, then I started planning 3 month half marathon rotations, and others, so I found it easier to just keep adding to the spreadsheet I had entitled "January Rotation". It's now November, and in scrolling through the spreadsheet, I realized that I have listed every single workout I've done since January 2007. It's pretty interesting, actually. I chart the workout, the miles ran (if running), and the calories burned according to my HRM and I can compare and contrast workouts pretty easily. More than once I've found myself referring back to it when I wanted a very intense (or sometimes lighter) workout.

Does anyone else keep track like this? If so, what do you use?

 

[Faithnveggies]

I don't keep track of intensity, other than naming the workout or time spent/miles run, but I do log my workouts daily, since March 2006 as a matter of fact. I don't usually do a specific rotation, just keep track of what body parts I've hit and how much cardio I've accomplished. I just log in a spiral bound notebook, 3 wks per page. I get a nice overview that way and it helps me to stay on track, not slack off too, too much.

 

[aproudfit]

I always have kept track on a calendar. This year I have used the Cathe calendar of course... I like being able to flip back and see how consistant - or lack there of - that I have been in any given month..

 

[LeanneM]

I've been keeping track of my workouts in my regular calendar for years (about 15 years!), but have recently also started keeping track of my weight work in a separate notebook so that I can refer to it.

Isn't it nice to see what great results we get when we're consistent in our workouts??!

Leanne

 

[copwife]

I've been keeping track for the past 4 years. I love to look back and see how my workouts have gotten more intense....started with Leslie Sansone and worked my way up to Cathe!:7

 

[Mckmain]

I keep track thru this website: www.polarpersonaltrainer.com When I got my last HRM it lets me add my workouts to this program from the watch through my speaker. The site keeps track of your Heart Rates, calories, miles ran and most anything you can enter...

 

[Fit_mommy]

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I've been keeping track of my daily work outs from day 1...so for about 5 years now.

I kept track of all of the HRM info for the short time that I used an HRM but that got old fast and I gave it up entirely after only a few months.

I keep track of time and mileage during my runs and weights used for resistance training.

 

[tneah]

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I sit down Sunday and write out the weeks worth of workouts. It does help keep me focused, I am a "list" gal.

 

[lainiefig]

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I have a workout journal (bought specifically for that purpose--it's this one: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g76/lainiefig/IMG_3305-1.jpg

However, I've been inconsistent on using it. I don't like the limited space for cardio. I would prefer doing something on the computer, so at least for my weight workouts I use Excel spreadsheets and keep track of what I'm lifting. Everything else I mainly record on my blog, so I'm not keeping formal track of everything. I've got to work out a better system, because I'm the anal retentive type that likes to keep records of things!

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[jonahnah]

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I use my Cathe calendar which I keep on the wall where I can see it from my bed. One glance tells me whether I should get my butt in gear or pat myself on the back. I printed out the Cathe weight spreadsheets and keep them all in a 3 ring binder. I fill them out in pen as I do the workout (or right after). It's fast and easy to tell how long it's been since I did a particular workout and what weights I used. I like seeing my progress.

Jonahnah
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[kathryn]

I just use a plain old spiral-bound notebook. I write in the date, and the workout I did (along with stats like weight used (which I write down and set up before I start,and change if needed), height of step, whether I used weighted gloves; and notes like 'go up in weight' 'YEOW!" (that's a 'good sore'!), OOB ('out of breath').

On days I don't workout, I write "off," and if there are too many days like that in a row, I add a 'frownie face.'

I recently came across one of my notebooks from when I was working out in grad school in the weight room, back in 1983 or so. It was interesting to see what I was doing then vs. now.

In the past, I've also kept track in a pocket calendar, just writing in the workouts with no detail, which makes it easier to see 'at a glance' what I've done. And if I do a rotation for a month, I can write the various workouts at the top of the page, in the 'day of the week' column, so I know what workout/type of workout I'm doing each day.

 

[marcy]

I also have a plain spiral bound calendar. I note the information from my HRM - length of workout, time in zone, average HR, maximum HR and calories burned. For strength workouts, I log all the reps I did and weights I used and whether I should go up in weights next time. I also note my HR on things like the interval blasts in the IMAXes or in Boot Camp so I know which was the most intense and if my endurance has increased or if the workout has gotten steadily easier. When I was doing P90X, Plyo X got much easier towards the end and I was able to do it without any extra breaks. I note if a particular exercise was really tough.

I also keep track on Cathe's monthly calendar to look at my month at a glance. I do monthly rotations so I can quickly so how I did for a particular rotation. I also note my weight, body fat and measurements each month.

I guess I'm a little excessive but I like to know what works and what doesn't. So far I'm feeling great from the 4DS rotation. I've been doing the weights first option. I've lost a pound since last week.

Marcy

 

[JAFitMama]

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My workouts have been journaled since 1999.

For a long time I used a spreadsheet and modified it to hold 4-5 week or a month long rotation.

Now I use a beautiful Journal, and each page is for one week. I have room to put in notes, and I record my total miles run for the week at the bottom of the page. I have room for comments, which is helpful to remember how I managed through an injury or busy time . ( I include other 'goings on' also, like if we were out of town, or had guests or it was a holiday or a birthday of a family member etc) My weight selections are on separate spread sheets in a notebook for easy guidance during a weight workout.


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