Quote (CMBurns @ Aug 26 2011 10:29pm)
No. 10 001th post, 10 000th reply.
Awe snap.
Alright so here's my question: One of my biggest problems with advancing in the gym has been keeping track of my progress. I just go and lift what I feel I can lift, and I don't use a chart and go "alright, I lifted this much for the past X weeks, now I'm going to attempt to progress and up this by X pounds". I am now keeping a data sheet, but what's the best way to really keep progress flowing in this manner? I find from week to week my level of fatigue in any given muscle differs, so it's difficult to count the lifts too (since one week I might not be able to do as much on my back day as the previous week... ex. need to assist on third set of 10 reps for pullups... but previous week it might've been on fourth set. Or it might be that one week my biceps are just tired for arm day, while I can still work triceps... don't exactly know how to keep track of progress and understand these fluctuations.
My number one rule has always been to just put in as much effort as possible, but that might not be 100% ideal given the fact that I'm not keeping track of numbers perfectly.
This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Aug 27 2011 12:11am