Benefits of keeping a training diary
Most of us have trained in one part of our lives. Chances are that if you've ever taken training seriously, you've used a training diary or a training log.
The main difference between training diaries and training logs is what they document after each training session or day. The training diariesare more of a "diary" - redundancy aside - than a log. They will usually include things like mental and emotional aspects, how you felt during the day or your training.
In the case of training recordsThe training logs will be somewhat statistical information, but they will be kept for a history of your training plan. To start your training log you can generally use some sort of staff. For example, every day complete a form that has the same fields. Things like the current weight, daily workout, diet informationThe training sessions are all aspects that can be put into practice on a day-to-day basis.
The diary and the register are important to keep an accurate your training history. I have found through experience that it is good to carry a combination of both, as the physical and emotional aspects will be just as important in our day-to-day training routine.
Benefits of logging your training
Firstly, you will have a detailed history to remember how you carried out your training plan throughout the year. This can be very useful in times of planning. For example, for find out what has worked for you and what hasn't. It is very useful to discover the reasons for injuries or moments of exhaustion.
Have you ever sat down and tried to plan your training with nothing to work with? If you have written down what you have done over the last few weeks, it is easy to plan ahead and effectively increase the intensity of your training etc. to improve in the future.
On the other hand, it is nice to keep a detailed diary for more personal use, and to be able to look back over the past months and years and reminisce.
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