{"id":438,"date":"2026-01-17T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:44:42","slug":"how-i-track-progress-in-my-workouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/how-i-track-progress-in-my-workouts\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Track Progress in My Workouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jan26.2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jan26.2.webp 350w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jan26.2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jan26.2-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Progress tracking is one of the most underrated tools in training. If you&#8217;re not tracking, you\u2019re guessing\u2014and I don\u2019t like to guess when it comes to results. I keep a simple workout journal where I log sets, reps, weights, and even how I felt during the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes I use apps, but pen and paper work just as well. The key is consistency. It helps me spot trends, plateaus, and areas that need work. If I lifted 40kg last week and 42.5kg this week, that\u2019s progress\u2014even if it feels small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Progress isn\u2019t always weight-based either. More reps, better form, shorter rest\u2014all of it counts. It\u2019s about growth, not perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean Paul Rivas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progress tracking is one of the most underrated tools in training. If you&#8217;re not tracking, you\u2019re guessing\u2014and I don\u2019t like to guess when it comes to results. I keep a simple workout journal where I log sets, reps, weights, and even how I felt during the session. Sometimes I use apps, but pen and paper [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":440,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438\/revisions\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeanpaulrivas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}