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Weekly Training Log - June 9, 2025 (sh.itjust.works)
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Welcome to this week's Training Log thread

Use this space to:

  • Share your recent workouts

  • Reflect on what went well (or didn’t)

  • Track PRs, new programs, deloads, or changes

  • Stay accountable with your training

  • Ask for tips on progression or programming

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the standard way of noting down the weight of the exercises. Should you take the bar's weight into account?

I've been ignoring the bar's weight and only adding the plates on one side because I find it simpler, but my friend told me that was insane so idk.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Standard way to talk about weight includes the bar weight (usually 45 lbs or 20 kg, but I've seen others out there).

    It's not a big deal when you're just tracking your linear progress, as long as you're consistent, but it's still helpful to include the bar weight when talking to other people (who will expect the bar weight to be included), and if you get later into more advanced lifting programs that prescribe certain percentages of some reference weight.

    Barbell arithmetic becomes second nature after you've been doing it a while, too.

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