Weightlifting Training Journal

I've only used this a few times, but with a product such as this I feel like I know enough to give an honest review.

The journal itself is very nice. The Weightlifting House logo is embossed into the front. which is a classy touch. The spine where the journal is bound has some space between it and the vegan leather covering the outside, which doesn't feel as premium as if the two were completely flush, but it gives me confidence in its longevity.

The layout for the recording of training sessions is very, very nice. I enjoy the section for declaring your intention in training for the day and the fact that the "plan" section is as big as the "actual" session, which serves as a way to premeditate on your lifts and then to reflect. These sections have been very good for my training. Because I have the space to plan my lifts, I approach my training with more intensity and purpose. I find myself writing a little too much and often run out of room. This is not a design fault, though. The sections are large and fill up the page to the margins. I love that there is a section for your current cycle. I can see this making looking through past sessions a breeze. Some may feel otherwise about my next thought on the layout, but I like that the sections for sleep, nutrition, and fatigue are small, so small that you can fit max three words in them, if you write small enough. I have had training journals in the past where nutrition recording took up half the journal. Although your nutrition…

Just buy it. I’ve been using the journal for about 3 months now, so I feel like I’m comfortable saying that it’s absolutely impacting my training in a positive way. I’d say it’s a ‘must have’ item for anyone new to weightlifting or experienced lifters who are looking for more insight. Can you write all the same stuff in a cheap book? Sure. Will you if you’re not prompted to? I definitely didn’t before purchasing this.

It’s obvious that a lot of time went into planning the layout & making sure that the needed & relevant info is all there without being so data intensive you won’t use it. It is quick & easy to use but still detailed.

This book is extremely well made & as someone who loves to keep old training logs it should hold up & look nice on a forever. It’s a great journal. You get what you pay for sometimes & this is something you absolutely should spend the money on.