Day 31 and does planning help with workouts

Goals

1. Closer relationship with God- Today was Corinthians 8 where Paul discusses idols and food. There was a question at to if it is ok to eat meat that was originally offered to idols. First the topic of idols, recently I was listening to a podcast by JD Greear and he said that an idol is anything that you dedicate your time or money to. This made me think about any idols in my life. I feel it is a good idea to always routinely ask yourself what you have been spending time and money on. It is easy to fall into routines and not question what you have been dedicating your time to.
2. get fit- today is a planning day. It is also a rest day but I also did body weight exercises today, incline push ups, body squats , inverse crunches and pullups.
3. House organization – I am still weeding through my closet, it is hard to get rid of things but I am tired of digging around looking for things
4. write – 20 minutes today
5. Camper reno- finishing my wiring book

Does planning your workout help?

I know we all know that writing things down helps with success. But, do we need to be doing more than just writing a goal down? Last week I started planning my workouts. I started this because I felt I was going out and doing a workout but was not specifically working on a goal. For instance, I want to work on my delts but was not tracking which exercises I was doing. I was focused on getting strong but need to target certain muscle groups. I want to build around my knees but I also need to be strategic and track how much weight I am using , sets and reps. There are hundreds of free printable forms on Pinterest. I looked around there and there really are too many to put one here. You can also just use a plain old notebook to track progress. I recommend using a measuring tape and measure the muscles so you can see your progress. I typically do not focus on weight but it is fine to include that too. Just be aware that when you begin you will see 2-4 pound jump in weight, especially after a workout. So I weight about 1 time a month. YouTube is a wealth of workout knowledge, just type in the search bar any muscle group that you want to target or beginner work out. I included a video that gives an outline of how to design your workout program. While planning is very important I wanted to remind us all not to get so caught up in planning that we are not spending enough time doing. Also, for the ladies, push yourself. Women tend to not push hard enough with adding weight. So ladies push yourself , even it it is just a little. Try to go up in weight every 4-6 weeks. Baby steps!