Having a training diary can really make your bulking up much more efficient and most professional bodybuilders use this method to keep track of their training. If you’ve made the decision to get the body you’ve dreamed of, a training diary can help you to stay focused and maintain your motivation.
When you have a way to keep track of your training you can watch your progress over time and enjoy how fast you’re able to increase weights etc. It’s also a great way to make sure your muscles are being worked in the right way and that no muscle groups are being either forgotten or over trained.
You might find it surprising when you realize how fast you actually have been able to increase your weights and this makes it even more fun to set new goals to aim for.
All you need is a notebook, unless you prefer a proper training log. Make different columns in this book to keep track on different training aspects. The main ones should be: time and date, muscle group trained, used exercise, weight lifted and number of reps and sets.
If you want you can also use a different page to keep track of your nutritional intake. Those categories could be: what you ate, time and estimated calories.
By making a plan for you training you can easier turn it into a part of your lifestyle. Make it a habit to once a week write down when you’re planning to work out and which muscle groups you want to focus on at each session. When you have it all written down you’ll find it harder to give yourself excuses for not going.
In your diary you can also write down the goals you want to achieve. Do this once a month or so and make sure the goals are once you feel you’re able to reach. It’s no use to set unrealistic goals since you’ll only get disappointed if you’re not able to achieve them. With goal setting you’re making sure that you have a lot of your focus on what you want and this is how you best get the results you’re looking for.
If you do this all properly your focus will be on your achievements and the more you set your mind on muscle growth, the more you will gain. With a training diary the work out becomes a natural part of your life and the results will come for sure.
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