The Workout Log [Spiral-bound]

Joe Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1994

The Workout Log

This book is designed to help you keep track of your workouts so that you can make every workout count towards your goal! By keeping track of your progress, you can tell right away what works and what doesn't.

The front cover is laminated with a unique Yin and Yang workout design of two people working out within a gear-shift wheel. The author, who is also a professional computer designer, designed the cover. The inside cover has a conversion chart from kilograms to pounds. The first page explains in a user-friendly manner of how to use the book.

The 2nd and 3rd pages are designed to annotate your present body measurements, height, weight and your max on squats and benchpress. The actual "log" portion of the book is designed in an easy-to-use format. The user can track how many reps and sets he did with a particular weight. It even has a section that asks, "How the workout went" and the user can circle

BAD OK GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT (or even) #@!

For those really bad days in the gym.

This book has been in circulation since 1994. It has sold extremely well in the gyms across Canada, but it's time now to get the book on the net and to a larger market.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Joe Oliver lives in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He works as a computer designer. He is currently working on another book.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 180 pages
• Publisher: DesignLad (June 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0968707505
• ISBN-13: 978-0968707500
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

130 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best, easiest to use workout log, March 14, 2003

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Louis E. Feldman (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Workout Log (Spiral-bound)

The book is well made. The plastic cover is durable (dripping sweat wipes off with no harm done), the spiral binding lets the pages fold all the way around flat and is sturdy, and the pages are good stock and a nice bright white. The page layout is simple yet flexible, and can accommodate many different approaches to weight training. 15 lines of strength exercises per page, with weight/reps columns for 6 sets per exercise. Date/time/aerobics tracked at the top of the page, and room for comments at the bottom. You can store a pen in the spiral binding, and there's plenty of room to write whatever you need in the appropriate spaces on the page. There are also pages to record your current measurements and physical status, and to establish goals. And the book is not cluttered with all sorts of nonsense found in most others of this type that you simply don't need in a workout log (exercise instruction, sample routines, photos of steroid-infused professional bodybuilders, etc.). I have ordered every single workout log book that Amazon.com sells, and this is the only one I kept.

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best workout log I've seen yet., January 28, 2003

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Dean Diefendorf (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Workout Log (Spiral-bound)

If you're serious about going to the gym and getting in shape then The Workout Log by Joe Oliver & Kel Gleason is an essential tool to keep you motivated and on track. The book is durable and spiral bound and can take the abuse of being in your gym bag. There are 180 pages where you can enter in up to 15 different exercises with subdivisions of reps/weight used for up to six sets. This is perfect for the novice or the advanced gym enthusiast. Also on the top of the page there is space for recording your aerobic activity, time and level. Finally there is a small section on the bottom for comments. The bottom line is that this book is simple, durable, and keeps you focused. What the book does not do is get you're lazy butt in the gym....you need to do that on your own. :-)

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well designed, August 9, 2000

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Jason Capson (Dieppe, NB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Workout Log (Spiral-bound)

I own a weight loss center and I sell this log to all of my customers. It is VERY well designed and easy to use. I encourage anyone who wants to keep track of their workouts and their progress to purchase this manual. It is a MUST for any serious trainer or person who wants the most from his or her workouts.