Hi,
I just thought I'd give you guys some info that I've only just fully learned.
I've been training as a semi-pro / coach for almost 10 years now. I've been a martial artist since I was a child and for the most part there is not a whole lot that is new to me regards training.
Honestly, it must have been 15 years since I first heard that keeping a diary will help your goals. I never did it though. My work outs have usually been of a crossfit style - complex (in terms of movement) with many exercises against the clock. While I've been interested in Olympic lifting and have good technique I never really racked up much weight. The reason for this, I believe, was that in my athletic arena strength has never been an issue. Sure, I've fought guys who were stronger or bigger than me, but for the most part I still won or lost for some other reason (my own mental unpreparedness for example). However, there is not an athlete or coach alive who wouldn't tell you that being stronger and more explosive will make you better. I've always known this, but really I just courted the idea rather than getting fully stuck in.
Until I started keeping a training diary. Now I focus on strength and heavy lifts, getting stronger, improving my times or my lifts. The problem, as I said was that strength is completely abstract in the way I compete and train (I use technique, speed or [words=http://fleshlight.sjv.io/c/348327/302851/4702]stamina[/words] but mostly technique) so the direct correlation was never there and so I never had the full motivation to develop it. Now, the correlation exists on the pages, on my desire to improve on last weeks weights, etc.
Its awesome. And while I know many of you already know you should keep a diary, and I'm sure many of you do, EVERYONE should be keeping one. Try it!!
I just thought I'd give you guys some info that I've only just fully learned.
I've been training as a semi-pro / coach for almost 10 years now. I've been a martial artist since I was a child and for the most part there is not a whole lot that is new to me regards training.
Honestly, it must have been 15 years since I first heard that keeping a diary will help your goals. I never did it though. My work outs have usually been of a crossfit style - complex (in terms of movement) with many exercises against the clock. While I've been interested in Olympic lifting and have good technique I never really racked up much weight. The reason for this, I believe, was that in my athletic arena strength has never been an issue. Sure, I've fought guys who were stronger or bigger than me, but for the most part I still won or lost for some other reason (my own mental unpreparedness for example). However, there is not an athlete or coach alive who wouldn't tell you that being stronger and more explosive will make you better. I've always known this, but really I just courted the idea rather than getting fully stuck in.
Until I started keeping a training diary. Now I focus on strength and heavy lifts, getting stronger, improving my times or my lifts. The problem, as I said was that strength is completely abstract in the way I compete and train (I use technique, speed or [words=http://fleshlight.sjv.io/c/348327/302851/4702]stamina[/words] but mostly technique) so the direct correlation was never there and so I never had the full motivation to develop it. Now, the correlation exists on the pages, on my desire to improve on last weeks weights, etc.
Its awesome. And while I know many of you already know you should keep a diary, and I'm sure many of you do, EVERYONE should be keeping one. Try it!!
