Other/Mixed Using a 'Habit Tracker' for Training

[Boris Bachmann]

I've been using a 'habit tracker' (in addition to a regular training log of course) to have a/another way to easily look at my training and exercise frequency over time.
Kind of like a 'practice map' of sorts - I find it helps me make sure to do those little things/exercises that I tend to forget to include in the training rotation.
I downloaded this one here -> This Free Printable Habit Tracker will Help you Reach your Goals

 

[Anna C]

This is great! I've been trying to build in some "extras" that aren't part of my program but I just want to get them in with some degree of regularity, like get-ups, banded lateral walks, bottom-up press, arm bar, mace, sun salutations... This looks like the perfect solution.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

Glad you like it! I also use it to get me to do 'something' even on those days when I don't want to do anything. I find that, with this, I generally will at least do (for example) some push-ups, light grip work, or light band work as recovery work when I'm beat down or extremely pressed for time.

 

[wespom9]

Seems like a nice way to track that works! Thanks for the share

 

[Whosonfirst]

I've been using a 'habit tracker' (in addition to a regular training log of course) to have a/another way to easily look at my training and exercise frequency over time.
Kind of like a 'practice map' of sorts - I find it helps me make sure to do those little things/exercises that I tend to forget to include in the training rotation.
I downloaded this one here -> This Free Printable Habit Tracker will Help you Reach your Goals
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Here's a nice free online habit tracker that I used for a couple years, to track training, walking, eating habits, and guitar practice. I became a little obsessive in tracking too many activities and haven't used it lately. The systems guy who developed it, is the author of the NoS Diet.

Everyday Systems: HabitCal Habit Tracker

everydaysystems.com

You might have to open a free account to access it, not sure.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

Here's a nice free online habit tracker that I used for a couple years, to track training, walking, eating habits, and guitar practice. I became a little obsessive in tracking too many activities and haven't used it lately. The systems guy who developed it, is the author of the NoS Diet.

Everyday Systems: HabitCal Habit Tracker

everydaysystems.com

You might have to open a free account to access it, not sure.

Yeah, I was tracking more activities for a while, but like you said, it got to be too much. It works better if it's just for a limited amount of things you want to ingrain. I just track exercises right now.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

Another thing I use the 'habit tracker' for record-keeping-wise is looking at intensity of workouts (I use 'intensity' very broadly here as a blanket term for RPE, % of 1rm, high volume, how much it kicked my butt, etc).

Looking at the month of May:
6 very 'hard' workouts (20%)
11 'medium' workouts (37%)
12 easy/'recovery' workouts (40%)
1 day completely off (3%)

It is interesting, because beyond a general idea of exercise frequency and some training targets/goals, unless I am training for a competition, I don't set strict training plans - the numbers above were just how they shaked out. Paretto's Principle (the 80/20 rule) seems to rear its head here as well.