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 Greeting, once again, to all of you out there in JumpSnap Nation. Hope you are enjoying your summer and staying fit.
Random musings on the day:
- My nearly three year old daughter will eat anything! This morning she insisted on jelly on top of her eggs. THEN, she wanted some dry cereal which she tried to dip in ketchup.
- Reading “The Saint, The Surfer, and the CEO” by R. Sharma. Enlightening book. Am usually not into the “self-help” genre but this one is pretty good.
- Do whatever you can to support a review of the “elections” in Iran. Those people deserve a chance to live of their own free will.
And away we go….
So, today I want to blab about journaling or keeping a personal log. I find that it is very helpful to me to not only plan things and to stick to the plan, but also for tracking where I have been so I can continue to improve.
You can use a computer if you like, but I like to actually carry a nice notebook around. I like to go to the bookstore and buy a nice “journal” looking thing, one that suits my personality. I also like to use a decent pen. I find that writing with pen and paper is a great way to detach from technology and to reconnect with the simpler side of life.
Once I have my new journal or log (a name taken from my days in the military where we had ship’s log that chronicled certain events while aboard ship), I like to write down what I plan to do the next day—from errands to diet to my workouts. I do this in the evenings as part of my wind-down time. When I wake up in the morning, I then have my plans for the day. Having them written down provides me some structure. I live the day with the goal of getting all the things done I set out to do. At the end of the day, I evaluate how I did and then write down the things for the next day. Pretty simple and it takes me less than ten minutes.
One part of the log that I really pay attention to is my workouts. I detail what I am going to do the night before and then make notes about the workout after I finish. If I got every exercise, set, and rep or finished a run in a certain time, I note it in my log. The next time I go to do that workout I refer back to a similar workout to ensure I am trying to do a bit more volume or a bit faster time.
The goal is to keep improving and pushing your body. If you don’t log anything then you may forget what you did last time and just repeat it—thus depriving yourself of another challenge. We know that challenging the body each and every time is the only way to see results.
Give “logging” a try. I bet you will feel better about yourself and will also see a marked improvement in your fitness program.
Be great!
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Mike has over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry. His clients range from celebrities to athletes of every caliber to complete novices. His expertise lies in program design and creating fitness solutions for individuals and organizations. His broad base of knowledge, unique background and deep understanding of the human body, combined with an innate sense of creativity, enable him to build safe, effective and enjoyable workout programs. Mike’s experiences ranges from basic weight loss and general conditioning to injury rehab, pre- and post-natal protocols, as well as training for endurance events including triathlons, marathons and cycling events.. 
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