Matt - this is awesome. I've been logging my workouts this way for years. It keeps my mind focused on where I am right now and what I want out of *this* particular workout today. If I make progress, awesome. If not, no big deal, there's always tomorrow.

Picked this up from this channel a few years ago, has been a game changer regarding training mentality.

This was a game changer for me and my workouts. No more confusing data, only what matters the most and very effective. Thanks Matt!!

Lol the punch line was incredible! When you said don’t change the numbers until you increase them.. it blew my mind 😂 simple, effective and satisfying. your going to see a house of gains being built, rather than a sea or data.

I was one of the throngs who hit you with the "what about tracking?!" question, but this answers it nicely. It's sort of a "greatest hits" list, detailed by "latest and greatest". Very nice concept, more flexible, eliminates redundant info, but still captures the info. Thanks!

Good stuff as always. Thanks Matt!

I’ve recently begun a similar approach and it makes things so much simpler.

Simplicity while being effective is best in my opinion, and this advice scores super high on both counts! Great information as usual Matt 👍

This is actually awesome. Now working out wont feel like a chore, and i still have access to my progress. Thanks!

so simple yet so brilliant

Sometimes simplicity is all that is needed, well spoken.

Thank you Matt, keeping a log has always been my problem. The free style idea sounds much more dynamic and engaging for me. I struggle with boredom, not motivation and discipline. Your menu system is similar to what I TRY to do but appears to solve my lazy writing issues aswel. A

I've become a big fan this progression method. For example, with weighted pullups I do a certain number. Once I can do that number without stopping, then I add 2.5lbs. and start all over. So easy to keep track of, while also working. Currently I'm keeping the number of reps low, the load high, and doing it often, but I think this method could be applied in different ways. Good stuff as usual, thanks.

Awesome! I have been doing that for quite a long time now! I kinda assumed that was how everybody logged their workout haha!

I've been arranging my workout log just like this, after seeing this format in this channel. The idea of having a menu of possible exercises is very refreshing. I do follow a workout plan, but sometimes I allow myself to change the exercise or the intensity based on my notes.

Good shit Matt!

I have just ordered your book Fitness Independence. I can’t wait to read it. Thanks for your work and enthusiasm! Ángel

Easy tracking for everything!

Excellent

Hi! First of all wanted to say thank you for high quality videos you make and for a relevant information you give, but I also have a question. I am not fully familiar with all of the videos you made so it may happen that you already gave an answer to my question, if so, I would be very happy if you could guide for such a video. My question goes like this: I have seen some of your videos on isometrics and in all of them you present this way of exercising as the “perfect-magic-ideal” way of doing sports which will give you muscles and strength without doing movement. But if so, why do you still do other types of exercise?

Damn this has been my workout style for the last year without me knowing it was actually a thing 😂. Now I feel better 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

does anybody know about an app to track this kind of way? one where it just let's me chose from a list of exercises and then i can input my data for the day? and ideally some calender like feature where i see, which exercises i trained on the different days of the week

Hey Matt! I think It's actually beneficial to write down in square brackets next to the Personal Best of each exercise your Current Score too. That way you know that your goal is to progress from that score to the PB. Once your Current Score mathces the Personal Best, then you can erase the brackets all together and continue your tracking only with PB score. Otherwise, you need to remember at the back of your mind all the current scores for all the exercises.

This way of tracking feels even more hollow than what I already do. I log every one of my sessions publicly on a discord server each day that I workout regardless of what I do, listing what workouts I did, sets, reps, and pace. Publicly logging every time registers in my head as a trophy for having worked out period, even if I only do a couple of workouts that session and even if I do less sets than in the past. And everyone can see I'm still going which feels rewarding. If I just put down a scoreboard somewhere which is static, then it just sits there and means nothing until I manage to beat some number of reps or time goal or something. It doesn't feel active enough.

Hi Matt. In my push day I used to do dips and ring push ups, in the last weeks I hit a plateau in the dips, but I always try to improve my tecnique and my muscle/mind conection. Anyway you think I should continue with dips, or i can change the dips with pike push ups and try to improve even my pikes using this menú log?

The link to the PDFs leads to an error page

This is a great idea. I wonder, is there an exercise bank/ web site where we can learn the different exercises for the 6 chains?

Brilliant

I have a question. How do you feel about full body workouts? Adding 2-3 exercises from each category you had talked about.

But how do you kbow what to improve?

First one!

I have an even better method: I don't record anything. I go and workout, and push based on how I'm feeling that day. Nothing worse than having a goal of x reps or y weight then not hitting it because you didn't have enough sleep the night before. Look at those awesome African tribesmen, super fit buff dudes - do they write down what they've done for that day? lol Just work out and workout hard, but go to your limits for that particular day. No need to write anything down. First world problems which are totally avoidable and shouldn't exist in the first place imo.

Alt link to scoreboard: reddeltaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Thescoreboardprogressionlog.pdf

I like my random workouts. .. i try to keep to a push /pull /legs. Days. /// I goin for constantly workouts. Old school values ... keep it simple.. anyway great words //great advise as always. Thanks matt