At long last, the Training Log application is ready for use!  This mini-article will focus entirely on how to enter data into the Training Log as well as special features.  Click here for information on how to analyze the training data.

Quick Guide (detailed steps below)
Make sure you are logged on.
Enter Week Number, Workout Number, and Date for this workout
Enter your first exercise
Fill in appropriate information.  Add rows as required
Repeat Exercise Entry and information entry for the rest of the workout
Click Submit
Enter Percentage information
Click Submit

Detailed Steps:

1) Make sure you are logged in

2) Enter the Week number, Workout number
This is simply a way of cataloging the data so it’s easier to get results back from it later.  It’s very easy to do.  Each time you log a workout, it will use the previous week that you entered and the next workout number.  It will also bring up today’s date.  Most of the time, you don’t need to touch this info.  If it’s the first workout of a new week, move the Week Number up 1 and reset the Workout Number back to 1 (because it’s the first workout of a new week).  Always continue to move the Week number up, never back down – even when you start a new cycle.

3)  Enter the date
This is pretty easy.  Enter the date that you accomplished this workout.  Today’s date is suggested, but you can modify it if you need to.

4)  Add the first exercise
In the blank field, Enter the first exercise of your workout.  Click “Add Exercise”

5)  For Area Worked, select “Upper” or “Lower”
If the area worked was predominantly an upper body exercise, select upper.  If it was mosly a lower body exercise, select lower.  If it was a total body lift, select either one (as long as you are consistent).

6)  Enter the information for this exercise.  Select “Add New Row” as needed.
Enter information on Load, Reps, Sets, and RPE.  Load can be entered in either pounds or kilograms – it makes absolutely no difference as long as you are consistent.  As needed, select “Add New Row” for additional fields to enter your information

7)  If required, go back to the top and enter the next exercise.  Then click “Add Exercise”.
Most workouts consist of more than one exercise.  Use this step to add more exercises to your workout.

8)  Repeat steps 5 and 6 as needed for additional exercises / rows.

9)  Click Submit
This will take you to the percentage screen.

10)  Enter the percent of 1RM for the top set of each exercise.  Suggested percents are shown.
The suggested percents are based on Reps and RPE.  Check them to ensure they are correct.  If in doubt, assume they are correct.  If they need adjustment, feel free to adjust them, then click submit.

If you submit your workout, then discover a mistake, use the right hand menu to go to the Daily Log.  There, beside each row, there is an editing button that you can use to fix errors in your training log.  If you need to erase something, click the “edit” button and clear out all the information in every field.  Then click submit.

After you submit your training, please feel free to copy your Daily Log and paste it into the forum logs.  This will help us become an even better community of lifters together because of the better analysis tools this application can provide.  Many of you make comments in your Forum Logs already – please continue to do so even if you paste the Daily Log to the forum.  This helps us capture the subjective aspects of a training session, which are important as well!

Remember to click here for info on how to analyze your Training Log data!