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Slightly off topic, but I got tired of looking for a good weight training tracker, so instead I bought a notebook and a pencil and I've been using it for nearly
by lapetitejort 3y ago
Slightly off topic, but I got tired of looking for a good weight training tracker, so instead I bought a notebook and a pencil and I've been using it for nearly two years. If I want to change up how I long my workouts, I just write them in a different way. I've changed how I log number of sets/reps, weight per set, etc, a few times and I've never had to re-program how the info is displayed. I log how I feel after the workout and use that and the weight from last session to guide what I'll be doing in the current session. I don't need a graph as I can clearly see the values going up or stagnating. I honestly feel like the analog process has helped me keep consistent. It's motivated me to get more notebooks to track stuff like household chores. Sometimes the best app is a piece of paper.
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- salad-tycoon 3y agoI bought the starting strength app, no subscription and has a couple of quality of life improvements like a timer, plate calculator, graphs etc and some actually helpful no nonsense videos and book excerpts. very little distractions. Agree with you though, pen and paper is hard to beat and cheaper.
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- drBonkers 3y agoCan I see your paper template? What if you want to graph tonnage?
- zhivota 3y agoI have a Google Keep note where I record the results from the last workout. I figured out I really only need that. I don't need history, I just need to know how long ago was the last workout, how much did I lift / time under tension, so I can make a decision about today's program. I love fancy graphs for my endurance work but for lifting, I feel like this is pretty much all I really need.
- mangateparu 3y agoIn a similar vain but with history and progression, I have a Google Sheet where I track all my lifts. Its easy to spot when I should increase my lift. Maybe every 5-6 weeks I need to make a new sheet so it doesn't get too unruly. eg. Exercise | SetsReps | Feb 26 | Mar 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Dumbbell Chest Press | 3 x 8 | 65, 8 8 8 | 70, 8 8 5 Dumbbell Chest Fly | 3 x 8 | 16, 8 8 8 | 20, 8 8 6 Exercise | Sets x Reps | Feb 28 | Mar 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Knee Jumps | 3 x 8 | BW, 8 8 8 | BW, 8 8 8 Pull-ups. | 3 x AMRAP | 4, 3, 2. | 3, 3, 2 KB Swings | 10M EMOM | (216) 10M | (2*16) F@7M Bent DB Row | 3x8. | (swap cable row) 60, 8 8 8 | 40, 8 8 8