Gym, mostly

I didn't get to the gym yesterday because I was indisposed (minor but annoying gastrointestinal stuff), so I went today. I realized partway through the workout that while to a first approximation I'm recovered, spending yesterday mostly being unwell, with a few afternoon errands, drained me some. Hence, a shorter workout than usual.

Also, I'm wondering if all this number-recording has me focusing on the numbers rather than on the exercises themselves and how I feel. I may try doing without it for a bit.

( In the meantime, today's numbers )

Gym, mostly

I didn't get to the gym yesterday because I was indisposed (minor but annoying gastrointestinal stuff), so I went today. I realized partway through the workout that while to a first approximation I'm recovered, spending yesterday mostly being unwell, with a few afternoon errands, drained me some. Hence, a shorter workout than usual.

Also, I'm wondering if all this number-recording has me focusing on the numbers rather than on the exercises themselves and how I feel. I may try doing without it for a bit.

( In the meantime, today's numbers )

Too many numbers? (exercise question)

I've been doing cardio and lifting weights semi-regularly for the last few years (semi-regularly meaning usually two or three times a week, but with breaks for travel and the occasional illness). As part of that, I keep notes of what exercises I've done, what weight, and how many reps, in the form "calf machine, 75 pounds, 13, 11; 70 pounds, 11". These are for my own reference, so I don't worry that someone else may not know what calf machine I'm talking about. (These are most of what goes behind the cut tags.)

I was thinking, today, that the numbers may be getting in the way of focusing on the exercise itself, and of paying attention to my body and how I feel as I exercise.

So I'm considering dropping the record-keeping for a bit, and seeing how it feels. Replacing the nice neat lists with just something like "2/21, a good workout" or "went to the gym, but stopped early because I wasn't into it."

Has anyone here tried stopping keeping the sort of records I've been doing? If so, what effects did you notice?

[cross-posted from irongirls, in slightly different form]

Too many numbers? (exercise question)

I've been doing cardio and lifting weights semi-regularly for the last few years (semi-regularly meaning usually two or three times a week, but with breaks for travel and the occasional illness). As part of that, I keep notes of what exercises I've done, what weight, and how many reps, in the form "calf machine, 75 pounds, 13, 11; 70 pounds, 11". These are for my own reference, so I don't worry that someone else may not know what calf machine I'm talking about. (These are most of what goes behind the cut tags.)

I was thinking, today, that the numbers may be getting in the way of focusing on the exercise itself, and of paying attention to my body and how I feel as I exercise.

So I'm considering dropping the record-keeping for a bit, and seeing how it feels. Replacing the nice neat lists with just something like "2/21, a good workout" or "went to the gym, but stopped early because I wasn't into it."

Has anyone here tried stopping keeping the sort of records I've been doing? If so, what effects did you notice?

[cross-posted from irongirls, in slightly different form]