why you should have a training diary

What is the point of endless blathering on about a wider stance for a weight exercise or the foot position for a forehand or the racket grip for a dropshot? You know that tennis player on the next court who is always yelling and swearing at themselves for making the same mistake over and over again? They probably don’t keep a training diary. Acquiring the skill to play a sport is a matter of making endless small adjustments every day. If you take the time to write down the adjustments you need to make, two things will likely happen. First, you will automatically begin to make the adjustment without thinking about it. Second, in the middle of a match, if you’re stroke is off, you will remember the adjustment, implement it and be able to improve your play.

You aren’t likely to turn into Alex Rodriguez any time soon, he probably takes batting practice 5 times a day and has a body you could only dream about, but making these same daily improvements is the same way he became the athlete he is.

Practice and Competition Report: worked out at the gym for one hour and a quarter
Solutions Analysis:
1. The rhythm of arm raises is 4-2-1: 2 counts to raise the dumbbells, 1 count hold at the top, 4 counts to lower the dumbbells. After the 4 count, I need to go right back up, not rest at the bottom.
2. I need to widen my stance for the side stance lunge else I can’t sit back far enough and I hurt my knee.