For years I thought it would be really cool and helpful to graph my weight lifting workouts. Once I started doing so by building a workout dashboard it helped me see and have a clear view of what was working and what needed changing with my workouts. Listed below are the ways graphing and charting […]
I’ve been lifting weights for a long time. Before the invention of the web browser. Yep, that long. I’ve completed thousands of workouts and until very recently I never, ever thought about taking notes after lifting weights. What a bummer. This year I started to spend 5 or so minutes after my workout jotting down […]
It’s pretty easy to argue that tracking the weight lifted for every exercise you do will help more than anything else you record. It’s the #1 thing you’ll use to plan your workouts and measure whether or not you’re reaching your goals. Think about it. When you want to know how well your workouts are […]
The best kettlebell workout tracker is a spreadsheet. My wife Monica and I track every swing, squat, press, and row we do in our own Google Sheets ™ files. I wish I had realized this years ago. I would be able to look back at old workouts to recall what I’ve done for motivation, planning […]
One of my current workout goals is to do a standing kettlebell windmill with 70 lbs for 5 reps. I’ve been working toward this for a little more than a month and am using a spreadsheet to record my progress. Tracking my strength gains toward my 70 lb windmill goal with a spreadsheet helps me […]