Member Rules for Fitness Logs: MUST READ!!!

This forum is where you record your workouts.  If you are bashful and don't want everybody to see how weak you think you are (or how out of shape you think you are), then be assured that you are probably just like everybody else.  If you do not record your workouts, you may run the risk of "learning the hard way," which means that you might be training ineffectively.  If you record your workouts we will be able to monitor what you are doing and ask questions, talk about it, and guide you to your goals.  Anonymity can be achieved by choosing a username that is not your real name.  If you are my client/student, then make sure you let me know what your username is so I can recognize you. 
 
 
When you post your workouts, be sure to:
 
#1  Put in the date
 
#2  Title the workout whatever you wish (cardio day, cross training day, weightlifting day, etc.)
 
#3  You may wonder how to record your weightlifting.  This is how:  If you lifted 175 lbs for 3 reps, it will look like this:  175x3.  If you did three sets of it, you may do this: 175x3x3x3 or this 175x3 (3).  So...it is the amount of weight multiplied by how many reps.  This applies to all lifts (bench press, deadlifts, squats, power cleans, curls, etc.)  If you are using resistance bands and do not know the amount of resistance of the band, just write in the color of the band, mostly for your reference, and do this:  
 
Bicep curls
Blue x 15 (3)
Red x 5  (3)
 
By the way, if you are used to kilograms, not pounds, specify! A 200 lb. bench press is different than a 200 kg bench! (it would be over 400 lbs!)
 
Calisthenics such as pushups, pullups, situps, etc. are easy to record.  If you did one set of 4 pullups, another of 5 pullups, and another of 3 pullups it will look like this:
Pullups
BWx4
BWx5
BWx3
 
BW is an acronym for bodyweight, because the weight you are lifting is your own (which you should also specify).
 
#4  Record as much as possible (i.e. everything you did in the workout).  If you tracked your resting time in between sets, record that too.  The more specific you are the more specific will be your feedback.  
 
#5  Have a "notes" section at the end of your post explaining how you felt before, during, and after the workout.  Perhaps you may put your diet info, post workout nutrition info, etc.  Remember, this is all so we can help you progress faster and more effectively so you don't have to learn the hard way.  
 
 
Good Luck!
 
--Patrick