Saying Good-bye to the Workout Tracker
I just entered my 100th workout in the Workout Tracker. I’ve decided its going to be my last. I started using it as soon as it was introduced, at a time when I was thirsty for knowledge about bodybuilding and my dedication and interest was steadily increasing. I was able to overlook the frustrations sometimes encountered, such as losing an entire workout during the saving process, or making a mistake and not being allowed to go back and fix it the way I wanted to, or just the times when it was very slow or non-responsive all together! Now, 7 months later, I find it more of a chore than something I look forward to doing. Like anything in life, you should evaluate if the time it takes is worth the benefit it provides. For me, the answer is ‘no’ in this case. I didn’t do anything with the info and stats it gave me. I can usually remember how much weight I lifted last time on a particular exercise, so I didn’t even use it for that. I don’t workout according to a strict program, so creating workout templates was of no use to me. A couple of ways it did benefit me though were helping me learn the correct names for many exercises, and encouraging me to try many of the different exercises I saw listed that I’d never tried before. So, thank you Workout Tracker, but good-bye. With any luck I’ll use the time saved for some extra cardio!
