ISBN: 0963796844
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Summary: Best training log ever!
This training log is the absolute best I have ever purchased. In the past I have used Weider's Log, M&F Hers Log, and The Ultimate Workout Log. The Ultimate Workout Log was poorly bound with comb-binding and didn't hold up well. That is what led me to try Bodyminder's. It is bound well with nylon spiral binding. Nice thick faux-leather cover, a transparent pocket inside the back to store misc. papers (I tuck my pencil in there). Each day is a two-page spread with a myriad of choices. There is a great deal of room for recording each weight training exercise -14 rows and columns to record 4 sets, as well as columns to mark which muscle group and difficulty. There are a couple of spots for notes, reminders, supplements. All in all, it is the most thorough log I have ever owned. I love it!
Summary: 2006 revised edition improvements
When looking on Amazon, the search inside feature shows an older edition. After purchasing, I found there have been some improvements.
Notably, the dietary section now includes boxes for breakfast-snack-lunch-snack-dinner-snack. This fits nicely for people who are following a diet that requires them to eat 5-6 small meals per day instead of the old standard of 3 meals. To make room for this, the "Other Exercise" section has been shrunk a bit. Instead of having big check boxes for various activities such as gardening and yoga (which was a waste of space to people who didn't use them), there are now 5 blank lines where you can write in your own activities, whatever they may be.
The cardio workout section has also been reformatted. The cross-country skier and jump rope have been removed, but there are three blank lines where people could add those back if they want.
Anyway, I would say that this was already an excellent product, and it is nice to know that it improves with time. Here are some things I like as compared to other workout journals I looked at.
- I like that it is both a workout and food diary AND gives plenty of space for both. It is important to pay attention to both in order to get and stay fit.
- I like that it has a lot of lines for weight training exercises. Some others did not have near enough for my needs.
- Some other journals I've looked at had much smaller spaces for writing in.
- Some journals had pictures on the cover of fitness models. I don't want to carry something into the gym that looks like the cover of a lady's fitness magazine or a men's muscle magazine either. I prefer the conservative fake leather look of this journal.
- The spiral binding allows it to lay flat for easy use.
- I found the brief section of common food counts handy. Best of all, they left space where I could add my own foods.
- The introductory material is helpful but brief. It tells you how to use the log. It doesn't tell you how to work out.
- It has a good weekly planning section at the beginning and goals/progress section at the end.
- The calendar in the back was handy for reference.
I will definitely buy this one again when I have filled in all the days.
Summary: Too small
Actually ended up throwing this journal away. They have the right idea about daily accountability and thought the charts were well thought out. But found myself fighting the small format though and ended up throwing it out after a couple weeks of use.
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