How do you remember your routine at gym?

bobbinalong

I guess I look silly I carry a notebook and since I can't see to read, a pair of reading glasses. ..

Yeah!!!!

ronrstaats

It's burned into my brain

This, I have an extremely good memory. I just remember what to do and how much weight I used the last time.

johnnyhatesjazz

Write everything down after about 4 or 5 trips you will automaticly remember like clockwork

McCrabby

I take a notebook.... I actually feel less silly with it than without.

Resolve2B

So glad to have come upon this thread. I'm intending to head back to the gym next week (after trying unsuccessfully for weeks to discipline myself to do a home workout program of ANY kind). I plan to use the machines (yes...free weights are better, I know) as I did a number of years ago when I was probably in the best shape I've ever been in.

When I first started using the machines years ago there was a spot in the room in which one could keep log sheets and a pile of clipboards. Almost everyone carried around their clipboard. I really liked seeing how long I was at a certain weight...it helped me figure out when to increase.

Then the gym went to the computerized system in which each machine had a unit in which one could plug in a code and access a personal chart. I hated that because it slowed everything down...frustrating to be waiting for a machine occupied by someone fumbling with the tracking unit so I just tried to keep track in my head rather than contribute to that slow down.

Now I've been away from the machines too long so I"m going to have to do some trial and error to figure out how much weight is a good "working weight" for me as my baseline. I'll need to keep track of that. I think I'll start with a spiral notebook as many suggested.

I appreciated the question and the responses!

segovm

Not sure if anyone else mentioned it but a little trick I use is to do the exercises in order of weight being lifted so I am always going up to a harder weight on the next set. Gives the mind something to organize with. Lat Pull Down 120 lbs goes to Chest Press 140 lbs for example or you could go in reverse if you want to hit muscles biggest to smallest. Plus it sort of drives you to push EVERYTHING up as you progress.

BigGuy47

Wish there was an app that would lead my vocally through the workouts like a personal trainer.

This was mentioned earlier in this thread.

JeFit App. Open routine, exercise day & start. Each exercise in order with the # reps, weight, rest time pre loaded. Just log as you go. After sync with www.jefit.com web site. There even a place for notes.

There's no voice (only beeps), but it does lead you through your routine. It will beep to start a set and again when the rest interval is over. It'll tell you what to do next. For example if you've just finished your last last set of pull ups it will tell you to prepare for push ups or whatever exercise is next in your routine. It's free, you could drive it around a bit to see how it works.

Showcase_Brodown

I just use a cheap little notebook and jot down the weight and reps for every set I do. It's not high tech, but at least I can look back and see my progress. Maybe it does look silly. It's much sillier to not have any record of your progress.

If you're serious about it, keep track of it somehow. Just by doing that, you're giving yourself a huge advantage. It's like tracking calories. If you keep track of what you've been eating, it makes it a lot easier to make adjustments to manipulate your weight. The person who isn't tracking doesn't have a damn clue where they are.

craftyshan

I also use the Fitness Buddy app and I really love it. I'll review my workout while I'm warming up, then I don't always need to open it throughout my workout, maybe just once in the middle. I add the new stuff at the very end of the workout.