Journals

• Monday, April 18th, 2011
• by amy

When you become an athlete (yes, you're all athletes) at CrossFit Blacksburg, we provide you with a workout journal.  Treat this as your CrossFit Bible, and keep it with you at all times when at the box!  The first three pages are set up for recording personal records, or PRs.  The rest of the pages are blank so you can record every workout you do. 

As a novice, it is beneficial for you to write everything down, including the warm up, and an explanation of a movement, if necessary.  As you become more familiar with the flow of things, you will invariably start writing less for each entry.  I've been at it for a while, so my short hand is pretty cryptic!

No matter your level, there are some things that must be written down for each workout: date, rep scheme, and most importantly weight used, and time to complete or reps completed.  The time to complete/reps completed is crucial, and unless you are a prescribed athlete, simply writing down your time doesn't help us in figuring out how to progress with the weights.

Please be thorough with your journal entries.  That's not to say that you need to write a novel, but make sure the bare minimums are there!  And just as with any good journaling, looking back over previous entries is very worthwhile, and can be quite entertaining!