Rob makes an excellent point.
I'd like to add that, for many people, this needn't be an either/or proposition. When I was first introduced to kettlebells, I didn't keep a log and I made great progress and thoroughly enjoyed my training for years. I trained "intuitively" as we sometimes describe it with very good results.
But the only constant is change. I now find my training logs absolutely indispensable. Every workout, as I start, begins with me opening a new blog entry to record what I'm about to do while also looking back over the previous several days and the previous week as well to determine the poundages and the goals for the workout. For certain types of training, I don't see how you can avoid keeping records, e.g., I'm adding 5 lbs. per workout, twice a week, for some lifts, 5 lbs. per workout, once a week, for others, 10 lbs. per week, once a week, for yet others, keeping the weight constant and adding reps or reducing rest periods or both for some kettlebell lifts - it's just not possible to keep all that in your head.
Good judgement trumps everything - if you feel you need a workout log and haven't yet started one, you have no excuses - get to it. You decide if it's the first thing for you.
-S-
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