Do you keep a training journal?

[Darren Best]

So I dug out my training journal for the last year and reviewed it and noticed a couple of things.

I couldn't remember what many of my initials were for, some were easy to figure out and others were like, I have no clue what I meant with that.

So, write out in detail what you did, otherwise it's just code even the NSA can't figure out.

Next I have had Achilles tendonitis for over a year and I was doing burpees, what the hell was I thinking.

Next, I noticed that I was adding more and more things to do each week until I reached the point I was doing a second job.

So, keep it simple.

For some odd reason I quit training completely in March, I have no idea why and can't remember, because I didn't write it down, I did how ever pick it back up in April and then stopped logging them in May completely. I suspect because I was doing the same thing each week.

Still I should of kept logging my workouts so I knew what I was doing and progress I was making.

Keep your journal going, write in how you feel, what is aching and hurting, what works and what doesn't.

The journal can be a valuable source of information, but only if you have enough detail that you can decipher it later on and you keep using it.

 

[afteamroper]

great advice I am going to start keeping a better journal that is for sure. Especially after this post THANKS!!!!!!

 

[Aron Snyder]

Throwing in a daily food journal isn't a bad idea either! Goes along well with workout log book.

 

[Tag stew]

I don't keep a training journal but keep a food log when trying to lose weight, this year maybe I will try a workout log too! Thanks for the tips Aron.

 

[Lukem]

I have all my runs written down going back to March of 2000. It's a lot of fun to look back at all the runs and races and realize what it took to be in that kind of shape.

 

[2rocky]

There are a bunch of good online ones.

I use the Running Ahead training log, while many folks like the Map my Fitness Apps, and Daily Mile.

If you really like to see the paces of your long runs or hikes the Garmin Connect is good.

 

[JasonWi]

I haven't done a journal in years. I started again today tracking my exercise routine and food intake.