We’ve all had our chances to train at least once in our lives. Especially if you’ve been serious in your training regimen, you may have been updating a training journal or log.

The main difference between training journals and training logs, is what you document in them after each workout or day, etc. Training journals are what their name implies. Rather than a log, they would serve as a diary of sorts. You would document in there details about how your workout or training routine made you feel. Statistical detail is best reserved for training logs, but sometimes you’d see a few numbers on training journals.

You would usually create your training log based on a certain template. Take this, for instance. For each day of your routine, you would enter some information. Things like current weight, daily workout, diet information, are all things that can be put in a training Log on a day to day basis.

Don’t keep just a journal exclusively or just a log exclusively – you need to both journalize and log your entries for best results. Combining both your training log and journal could be the key to successful record keeping. This makes updating both of them equally easy.

Benefits of recording your training</B><BR>

Recording your training works in the same way as a yearly sports annual does – it gives you statistical records you can look back on. If you need to plan something, this can come in very handy. For example to figure out what has worked for you and what hasn’t. It’s very useful for figuring out reasons for injuries or for times of burnout.

Have you ever sat down and tried to plan out training with nothing to work with? Having these records with you can help you plan for the next few days or weeks to come, and even help you move on to more hardcore and longer-lasting workouts, should your body be up to it.

One last benefit of keeping a journal would be for personal purposes, as you remember the months and years that passed, as well as the good (and sometimes bad) times that came along.

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