Training Log Spreadsheet???

If you've been lurking for years, then you should know about the BT log feature.  It is extremely in depth and has been around a while.

It can be done, I looked at the month calander view and right clicked and exported to Excel, but it would take a serious macro to put it in a useable format. I consider myself very good with Excel, I might play with it for fun, but it is not worth the effort otherwise.

I tracked here and in Excel for awhile, but it just wasn't worth it, I never got the spreadsheet how I wanted it. I still use it for planning , though.

My first attachment posting... we will see if this works...

Here is a template that I use...

Sorry, I am over 100KB, will need to upload elsewhere then edit in a link for you.  Back in a minute...

 OK -- here's the link... http://www.coachgordo.com/gtips/publish/index.html // you will see that the sheet follows on from an original free doc that I got, way back, off the rec.sport.tri newsgroup (I think).

Care to post a complete one too ??? 

>>>Care to post a complete one too ??? 

awesome, thanks!

 In your logs, everything is by minutes.  Is that how you plan your training as well?

 I log by minutes but I plan by quarter hours.  When planning, I always do a reality check in weekly hours.

This year, my main goal was to keep workout frequency high and a chronic training load of 25 hours per week (four week rolling average).  With my clients/athletes -- what we tend to do...

Monday to Friday -- find a schedule that fits their life // this is dictated by their life situation, more than goals/experience

Saturday -- key endurance day // this is dictated by time of year, goals, experience  

Sunday -- non-tri day // no workout, or short workout -- focus is on the non-tri aspects of their lives.

By aiming for a little less, I find that people achieve more across and entire year.  Given the importance of consistency, moderate and consistent load (with key workouts and smart overload)... results in the best performance for athletes that live in the real world.  You only need to aim for a "little too much" and consistency suffers (along with athletic development).

search online for tri_geek_spreadsheet.xls

I personally signed up as a performance member on this website.  Definitely think its worth the approx. $9/mos.  I did look at the tri geek spreadsheet before signing up and thought it looked good.  One of the considerations I had is that with the spreadsheet I could only access it where I had it saved.  It was much easier for me to access my log online whenever and wherever I am.

For most of the year, my chronic training load links very well to aerobic fitness.  

During specific prep, my training is about key workouts.  However... to tolerate X hours per week of specific prep... I need X-plus hours per week in my base period (which lasts most of the year).