Workout sheets provide a way to track progress and chart your workouts. They are a great tool and one whose usefulness shouldn’t be underestimated. Tracking tools are a necessity when trying to get fit and challenging your body to become stronger. Workout sheets like those that come with the P90X program are a crucial component to tracking and maintaining consistency in your workouts.
The P90X workout sheets or logs allow you to track reps and sets as well as how much weight you use. All three of these components are important when using or designing a workout sheet for your fitness routine. Knowing what you did last week and the week before can seriously assist you when determining which weight to pick up this week.
Workout sheets can make your transition from set to set a lot easier. If you have ever tried a weight training regimen without workout sheets you know how it can take a while to find the right weight. Picking up one too light you will quickly realize you won’t get the benefits you want. If you pick up one too heavy you will max out way to early.
One of the greatest sense of accomplishment can come from looking through past workout sheets and logs. As you fill a sheet or recreate another one, save the old workout sheets somewhere. As your fitness level becomes more advanced you will be able to look back and be amazed at your progress.
Use the workout sheets to also document how the workout felt. Did you eat before hand and how did that affect your workout? Late night the night before? Mention that on your workout sheet so you can see how that may have affected today’s workout.
Workout sheets have the potential to change the quality of your workout and your level of satisfaction as well. Using the workout sheets that came with the high quality p90x program or designing your own, if you give them a few weeks you will see their benefits and you will never go back to working out without them.
Jul 10, 2009 @ 11:07:46
This is my first week on the program. I would like to know if I should do more reps with a lighter weight or more weight and less reps? My goal is to loose about 10lbs and look leaner. Bicep for example; should I do 15 reps of 10lbs or 6-8 reps of 15lbs?
Thanks,
Lin
Jul 14, 2009 @ 10:47:37
Hi Linda,
Lighter weights with more reps will give you lean muscle. Go with the 15 reps of 10 lbs.
-Mike
Jul 20, 2009 @ 15:27:07
Linda.
if you are trying to lose weight go with less weight with more reps. more weight with fewer reps will build bulk. and it sounds like you do not want that
Aug 28, 2009 @ 10:14:26
quick question.. i am starting the p90x program on monday, and i want to get the ‘six pack’ look and as well as get defined, big muscles.
so im choosing the ‘doubles’ program.. currently i weigh 178 with 20% body fat.
my question is.. how long does it take for the six pack to show?
Hello Ab,
most people who do the P90X workout really start to see visible results around week 8. Remember that your diet is equally as important as your workout if you want abs. You need to lower that body fat percentage as Bill suggested and diet plays a huge part in that. Well defined and larger muscles come with using heavy weights and reps to failure. If you can do more than 10 reps without failure, your using too light of a weight. The last 2 reps should be really tough.
Doing doubles adds extra cardio to the classic approach. This will help you lower your body fat percentage to help allow the definition to show.
-Mike
Staff
Dec 04, 2009 @ 23:28:28
10% body fat for abs to show sweetheart so you have some work to do!
Oct 07, 2010 @ 04:59:55
Thank you for sharing it with us!