Date
Places the session on the same timeline as sprint and jump results.
Training becomes useful data only when it is recorded.
A weight on the bar is one observation. Consistent records add the context needed to compare sessions, recognize patterns, and ask better questions about performance.
WHAT I RECORD
Context makes a number comparable.
Each entry preserves the training input and the conditions surrounding it.
Exercise
Separates squat, RFESS, hip thrust, and other movement patterns.
Weight × sets × reps
Measures external load and calculates total training volume.
RPE · 1–10
Adds perceived difficulty to the same load on different days.
Bodyweight
Provides context for absolute and relative strength.
Sleep
Records one recovery variable that may influence readiness.
Pain or injury
Keeps limitations visible instead of deleting inconvenient sessions.
Sprint or jump result
Connects a nearby performance observation to the training timeline.
THE STANDARD
Discipline before analysis
The value of a training log comes from recording ordinary and difficult sessions—not only personal bests. I use the same units and definitions, preserve missing values, and separate what happened from what I think caused it.
- Record every planned session, not just strong ones.
- Use kilograms and the same exercise names.
- Write observations before interpretations.
- Leave unknown values missing rather than inventing them.
RECORDED SESSIONS
See the questions behind the data →The dataset grows one honest entry at a time.
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CALCULATIONS Volume = weight × sets × reps. Estimated 1RM uses the Epley formula: weight × (1 + reps ÷ 30). Both are descriptive estimates, not direct measurements of adaptation.