I'm all for keeping a journal, but for me its just to see how far I've progressed. I do as Jay Cutler and many other big names do, I go into the gym and just get a feel for what weight I can do on that day. I mean we all have days where we are really really up for lifting and find ourselves pushing more weight then we normally could. On the flipside, we also have days that we are feeling sluggish, or just can't hack it for whatever reason. You really have to know your body and know your limits, but I think that this is the best way for me to push myself everyday. Maybe you can take what I do any apply it, use the journal as a baseline and judge what you want to do from there. But for me, I don't like to have the numbers in front of me at all, cause I mean, theyre just numbers. As long as Im pushing myself as hard as I can and I feel completely satisfied after my workout, who cares how much you lifted? But hey thats just my method...does anyone else do this?
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