#287: Intuitively Tracking Your Training

Episode • Jul 24 • 1h 22m

Alberto, Brian, Brad, and Jeff discuss why it’s important to track your training, who should track their training, and what details to track based on your experience level. What issues can happen when someone is too focused on beating the logbook? Do the coaches ever have an athlete track volume load or is that a thing of the past? What are the coaches’ thoughts on decreasing load to work on technique? How can increasing load too quickly result in a reduced stimulus? How can reducing loads during prep potentially lead to more muscle retention? What recommendation do the coaches have for those who don’t like tracking their training? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.

Timestamps

0:00- Introduction

1:25- Did the coaches track their training when they first started lifting?

19:51- Who should track? When should they track? Why should they track?

33:50- Things *not* worth tracking

42:10- Film yourself lifting and study your technique

57:24- How long to stay with a certain load before increasing

1:02:30- Misunderstanding what progressive overload really is

1:09:43- Increasing load too quickly can result in a reduced stimulus

Selected Links From This Episode

The 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip

Bodybuilding Program Design (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-design