A few years back a study came out about the effectiveness of using a food diary while dieting. The research showed that people who diligently tracked what they ate made more progress on their weight loss goals and were more likely to keep the weight off. Similarly, using a printable workout log can increase your progress on a fitness program. 

When you track your progress you can immediately see your improvements. With programs like P90X and ChaLEAN Extreme you may track what weight you used and how many reps you completed on your printable workout log. As your strength improves your reps and weights will increase, allowing for visual confirmation of your hard work.

It feels good to see those numbers grow. As you work harder and get stronger you will be rewarded by the growth on your printable workout log.

Similarly, many runners use printable workout logs. This allows them to mark how far they ran, their speed, the weather, and how they felt. This allows athletes to pay attention to factors that can influence their workout. For instance if a run is easier when the weather is cooler.

Adding your opinion of the workout to your printable workout log is a great idea. You may learn that you have better workouts in the evenings or after a light snack. Perhaps you finish your workouts stronger if you do them first thing in the morning, however. Little things you may not have noticed previously become obvious when using a printable workout log.

Use them to track your physical progress as well as your mental state and how you feel after a workout. Workout logs have many benefits and pushing you towards your goals is just one of them.

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