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Workout Chart Nomenclature
The Importance of Workout Charts
Workout charts enable repeatable equipment settings and objective evaluation of exercise performance over time. This is extremely helpful in determining the effectiveness of different applications of training principles for accomplishing an individual’s goals. Keeping detailed, accurate records of your workouts and goal-specific measurements will help you fine tune your training.
The amount of information I recommend tracking may seem excessive, but it is necessary for long term evaluation. You may not forget the repetition speed and range, machine settings, or type of bar you used to perform an exercise last week, but you might not remember months or years from now when you are reviewing old workout charts. › Continue reading